Personnel
The Giants filled out their coaching structure through the month of November, as Stewart overhauled a system that had failed to produce enough talent over the last five plus years.
Wednesday, November 8th , 2051
Signed Hitting Coach Jonathan Taveras to a 5-year, $900,000 per year contract.
Signed Assistant GM Juan Fonseca to a 5-year, $250,000 per year contract.
Signed 3B Coach Webb Little to a 5-year, $380,000 per year contract.
Tuesday, November 7th , 2051
Signed Pitching Coach David Flores to a 5-year, $655,000 per year contract.
Awards
Joel Hudson was the only winner for the Giants as he was voted Great Glove winner at SS in his rookie season. Two other Giants received consideration, as Josh Parker came 5th in Reliever of the Year voting and Andy Frederick 6th in the Cy Young Award.
AL Great Glove
NL Great Glove SS
Joel Hudson SF
AL Platinum Stick 2B Juan Montelongo (2) KC | David de Anda (2) KC | Mike Gronkiewicz (3) KC
NL Platinum Stick
AL Manager of the Year Hector Figueroa KC
NL Manager of the Year Jimmy Lambert ARI
AL Reliever of the Year Juan Anaya KC
NL Reliever of the Year Jurgen O’Malley ATL
AL Rookie of the Year Alexis Renderos DET
NL Rookie of the Year Santiago Castro LAD
AL Cy Young Braden Montalbano KC
NL Cy Young Keondre Dampier (3) WAS
AL MVP Mike Gronkiewicz KC
NL MVP Dave Morrison LAD
Pre-Arbitration Extensions & Trades
The Giants brought back the majority of the arbitration eligible players in Stewart’s first offseason as none were requesting unpayable money. That is likely to not be the case next offseason. The Minor Leagues pending free agents were not given the same leniency as the Giants chose not to renew the contracts of 38 players, decimating those squads and leaving a lot of rebuilding needed in free agency.
The big move of the offseason was honouring an extension previously offered to SP Andy Frederick. A 6-year deal takes him through his age 31 season which is a good re-evaluation point for both sides, although with the final three years paying $31m Frederick will have to pitch well to see out that contract.
Thursday, November 9th , 2051
Signed RP Rob Clauss to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000.
Signed RP Prince Speech to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,980,000.
Signed RF Sergio Miranda to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,800,000.
Signed 2B Nate Krueger to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,000,000.
Signed RP Alex Shockley to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,420,000.
Signed SP Andy Frederick to a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $131,800,000.
Friday, November 10th , 2051
Signed C Alejandro Dilillo to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000.
Signed LF Juan Zetino to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,600,000.
Signed RF David Balderas to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,100,000.
Monday, November 13th , 2051
Signed 3B Danny Zellefrow to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000.
Sunday, November 26th , 2051
RP Peyton Burrill becomes a free-agent.
Arbitration & Qualifying Offers
The biggest surprise of pre-free agency for the Giants was the decision by Edgar Castillo to accept the QO. Looking for 4-years at almost $100m the Giants felt safe in the assumption that a compensatory pick was coming their way. Instead, Castillo will be part of their Starting Rotation moving forward.
Sunday, November 26th , 2051
RP Juan Medina was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Mike Teague was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
SP Edgar Castillo accepted a 1-year qualifying offer worth a total of $18,900,000.
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.
In fact some of the players impressed me, since they showcased a higher potential than I had previously expected from them:
Alejandro Castanon, 16 year-old CF out of Cuba
Alejandro Castanon is a long, lean athletic center fielder who was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He has a perfect swing and projects to challenge for batting titles in the future. His speed allows him to stretch his hits. As a center fielder he provides adequate defense. Castanon could develop into a productive regular on a contending team.
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:
Alfredo Nolasco, 16 year-old 1B out of Colombia
Lean and athletic, Alfredo Nolasco hails from Barranquilla, Colombia. He has plus power potential. He has a good swing. He won't likely set records, but could hit for a .270 batting average. He has good patience at the plate and knows his strike zone well. Scouts project Nolasco to fill a key role for a contending team in the big leagues.
Luis Burgos, 17 year-old RHP out of Colombia
Lean and athletic, Luis Burgos hails from Bogota, Colombia. He projects to throw a four-pitch mix that includes a swing-and-miss fastball, a swing-and-miss changeup, a good cutter, and a good sinker. His pitches have plenty of movement that should help to keep the ball in the park. Burgos has the makings of a future ace.
And other players that I was able to further assess were:
Ernesto Aguilar, 16 year-old RHP out of Dominican Republic
Andres Bedoy, 16 year-old CF out of Venezuela
Esteban Gardea, 16 year-old 2B out of Venezuela
Fiorello Gregoretti, 16 year-old SS out of Venezuela
Juan Herrera, 17 year-old 1B out of Dominican Republic
Gilberto Ledezma, 16 year-old RHP out of Dominican Republic
Ezequiel Molano, 16 year-old RHP out of Venezuela
Transactions
Among several Scouting Discoveries, Stewart made his first move as Giants GM on November 7th as he claimed Jody Huber off waivers from Tampa Bay. This is the first step in trying to build up what was a bullpen seriously lacking in quality.
Tuesday, November 7th , 2051
RP Jody Huber was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay.
Friday, November 17th , 2051
Signed international amateur 3B Alexis Vargas out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Monday, November 20th , 2051
Signed international amateur SP Jesus Miranda out of Venezuela to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, November 21st , 2051
Signed international amateur CF David Esqueda out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, November 29th , 2051
Signed international amateur LF Jesus Quezada out of Dominican Republic to a minor league contract.
Around the League
Retirements
Sunday, November 5th , 2051
Seattle Mariners: RF Bob Crimi retired from professional baseball.
Miami Marlins: SP Mike Spence retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals: SP Sam Horowitz retired from professional baseball.
Chicago White Sox: SP Javonta Janzen retired from professional baseball.
San Diego Padres: RF Evarado Camacho retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals: RF Zhi-gang Seah retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals: 2B Amari Alabre retired from professional baseball.
Colorado Rockies: C Billy Groff retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals: CL Frank Miranda retired from professional baseball.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Released RP Sergio Plaza.
Philadelphia Phillies: Released RP Alexis Soto.
1B C.J. Will retired from professional baseball.
1B Ezequiel Canelas retired from professional baseball.
RF Danny Lindsey retired from professional baseball.
Houston Astros: LF Brigs Gillette retired from professional baseball.
1B Mike Kotwica retired from professional baseball.
RP Jesus Maravilla retired from professional baseball.
SP Juan Quintana retired from professional baseball.
RP Alexis Velazco retired from professional baseball.
SS Jorge Velasco retired from professional baseball.
SP Josh Gilbert retired from professional baseball.
SP Ernesto Cuellar retired from professional baseball.
RF Luis Tapia retired from professional baseball.
New York Mets: RP Mauricio Delgado (AA Binghamton) retired from professional baseball.
C Dylan Netherland retired from professional baseball.
1B Jadon Knowlin retired from professional baseball.
C Kevon bin Saleem retired from professional baseball.
1B Ed White retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Royals: RP Jake Fulmer (A+ Quad Cities) retired from professional baseball.
C Phil Desjarlais retired from professional baseball.
RP Conner Harrow retired from professional baseball.
San Francisco Giants: SP Chris Ulmer retired from professional baseball.
LF Andrew (Tank) Auman retired from professional baseball.
LF Tim Woodings retired from professional baseball.
Boston Red Sox: RP David Delgado (A+ Greenville) retired from professional baseball.
Colorado Rockies: RP Jesus Subia (A+ Spokane) retired from professional baseball.
RP Takaaki Yamamoto retired from professional baseball.
RP Juan Mendoza retired from professional baseball.
LF Kazuho Nakayama retired from professional baseball.
LF Takuzo Harada retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Retired #23 in honor of Mike Spence.