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Personnel

The Giants move quickly to fill the coaching hole, appointing Manager David Colina, legendary at teaching Catching, to the 1B Coach role.

Saturday, November 9th , 2052
Manager David Colina signed as 1B Coach in San Francisco.
Signed 1B Coach David Colina to a 5-year, $450,000 per year contract.

Awards

It’s a quiet year for San Francisco as only David Balderas is a winner, taking the Great Glove award in RF. Kansas City players win several awards, including Mike Smither, who wins his 2nd Reliever of the Year Award, 11 years after his first.

AL Great Glove
NL Great Glove RF David Balderas SF
AL Platinum Stick 2B Juan Montelongo (3) KC
NL Platinum Stick
AL Manager of the Year Hector Figueroa (2) KC
NL Manager of the Year Matt Milburn NYM
AL Reliever of the Year Mike Smithers (2) KC
NL Reliever of the Year Jesus Navarro STL
AL Rookie of the Year 1B Alfredo Olmeda TOR
NL Rookie of the Year C Joe Mann MIA
AL Cy Young Braden Montalbano (2) KC
NL Cy Young Keondre Dampier (4) WAS
AL MVP 2B Juan Montelongo (2) KC
NL MVP 2B Julio Roca STL

Pre-Arbitration Extensions & Trades

The offseason started with Bobby Daniels formally retiring and the Giants formally voiding Juan Minnelli’s final year contract at the cost of $3.8m. Minnelli’s departure means there are only three contracts left from when Stewart arrived – Cason Willard, Chris Foley, and Andy Frederick. Willard and Foley are two players on the block this offseason, which would leave the Giants with almost complete financial flexibility.

Two of the RP that the Giants waived, Alex Shockley and Lane Mouland, were picked up by the Blue Jays and Red Sox respectively.

Pre arbitration also saw two trades as David Balderas, Great Glove winner but clubhouse disruptor, was traded to the Yankees for a prospect infielder, Guadalipe Barajas. This is a clear indication of the Giants rebuilding status. The second trade saw the Giants claim some return for the expiring contract of Juan Bernal, picking up a younger replacement in SS Danny Ralls.

Friday, November 1st , 2052
RP Bobby Daniels retired from professional baseball.
Voided the team option year(s) of 1B Juan Minnelli for a buyout of $3,800,000.
Monday, November 4th , 2052
RP Alex Shockley was claimed off waivers by Toronto.
RP Lane Mouland was claimed off waivers by Boston.
Wednesday, November 6th , 2052
Traded 26-year old RF David Balderas to the New York Yankees, getting 19-year old minor league 3B Guadalupe Barajas in return.
Wednesday, November 20th , 2052
Traded 29-year old minor league SS Juan Bernal to the Cleveland Guardians, getting 25-year old minor league SS Danny Ralls in return.

Arbitration & Qualifying Offers

A raft of players are not offered arbitration or qualifying offers and so move on from the Giants organisation. Following the start of Free Agency, San Francisco has 27 players on the 42 man roster.

Friday, November 22nd , 2052
RP Rob Clauss becomes a free-agent.
RP Prince Speech becomes a free-agent.
RF Sergio Miranda was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
C Joey Haigh was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
3B Rogelio Tafoya becomes a free-agent.
SS Esteban Aguirre was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
Sunday, November 24th , 2052
1B Juan Minnelli becomes a free-agent.
SP Edgar Castillo becomes a free-agent.
3B Nate Krueger becomes a free-agent.
CF Arturo Caamano becomes a free-agent.
2B Daniel Padilla becomes a free-agent.
CF Edgar Rosa becomes a free-agent.
SP Jody Huber becomes a free-agent.
CL Jesus Celedon becomes a free-agent.
RP Germão Ezra becomes a free-agent.
RP Jaheem Cushingberry becomes a free-agent.
RP D'Marion Pasek becomes a free-agent.

International Amateurs

We just completed our monthly private practice with many young international amateur free agents who we hope can aid our club in the coming years. It was great to meet the players in-person and get to know them better, and I was able to improve my scouting assessment on all invitees.

None of the players exceeded my previous expectations.

However, a few invitees left me disappointed as they did not appear to match my previous assessment, although they may still end up being future stars:

Jorge Sordelli, 17 year-old CF out of Venezuela
Lean and athletic, Jorge Sordelli hails from Caucagüita, Venezuela. He has the potential to slam 25 homers a season. He needs to improve his pitch selection and understand game situations and counts to be anything more than an average contact hitter. He will never be known for his speed, but is an average runner. Sordelli can be a second division starter at center fielder.

Daniel Montoya, 16 year-old SS out of Venezuela
Daniel Montoya is a long, lean athletic shortstop who was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He makes good contact which should translate to a .250 batting average. He should be able to provide above average defense as a shortstop. He runs the bases with speed and smarts. Montoya could be an above average shortstop someday.

Transactions

Saturday, November 23rd , 2052
Signed international amateur SP Sergio Rojas out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Saturday, November 30th , 2052
Signed international amateur SP Jorge Morales out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.

Minor League Promotions

Promoted 1B Juan Miranda from Rookie League San Francisco (DSL) to Class A San Jose. 2050 International Amateur
Promoted CF Alfredo Nava from Rookie League San Francisco (DSL) to Class A San Jose. 2050 International Amateur
Sent SP Luis Burgos from Rookie League San Francisco (DSL) to Rookie League San Francisco (ACL). 2052 International Amateur
Sent RP Juan Florez from Rookie League San Francisco (DSL) to Rookie League San Francisco (ACL). 2050 International Amateur
Promoted RP Kymani Devezin from Rookie League San Francisco (ACL) to Class A San Jose. 2051 11th Round
Promoted RP Jorge Escamilla from Rookie League San Francisco (ACL) to Class A San Jose. 2051 14th Round
Sent 2B Mike Martz from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 13th Round
Sent LF Juan Centeno from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2049 International Amateur
Sent SS Jeremy Mills from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2052 5th Round
Sent 3B Eric Rooker from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2052 3rd Round
Sent 2B Alexis Markle from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 9th Round
Sent 1B Mike Marez from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 2nd Round
Sent C Jimmy Slack from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 15th Round
Sent RP Greg Brough from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 4th Round
Sent RP Alexis Castillo from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 14th Round
Sent SP Pete Lamar from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2052 1st Round
Sent SP River Petric from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2051 4th Round
Sent SP Eric Ritz from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2050 5th Round
Sent RP Ricky Eggett from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2052 6th Round
Sent RP Greg Brinson from Class A San Jose to High-A Eugene. 2052 12th Round
Promoted C Ed. Collins from High-A Eugene to Double A Richmond. 2048 13th Round
Promoted RP Greg Brough from High-A Eugene to Double A Richmond. 2050 4th Round
Promoted RP Eric Gay from High-A Eugene to Double A Richmond. 2048 14th Round
Promoted SP Greg Ward from High-A Eugene to Double A Richmond. 2049 7th Round
Promoted SP Chris Wilburn from High-A Eugene to Double A Richmond. 2049 6th Round
Promoted RF Alexis Pelcastre from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2048 International Amateur
Promoted 2B Sergio Esparza from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2048 International Amateur
Promoted CF Alfredo Figueroa from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2046 International Amateur
Promoted C Jaykob McCusker from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2046 19th Round
Promoted RP Arturo Varela from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2049 International Amateur
Promoted SP Nate Hudson from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2048 10th Round
Promoted CL Chris Gordon from Double A Richmond to Triple A Sacramento. 2048 7th Round