This would be an upgrade to the catcher position as well as the batting order. Eli Whiteside was doing an adequate job, but this would push him back to a less than every day role.
Heath Bell would likely have cost two prospects, so this was likely more of a blocking move.
If B.J. Upton can be had -- and word has it he was claimed -- I would like to see him added. Coast is always a factor, but for less than one of the top two hitting or pitching prospects in the organization, I think he might be worth a shot. The Rays are loaded with prospects but it seems like they always add more whenever they can. They could hold onto Upton as well and gain picks if they lose him as a free-agent.
Word has it that Surkamp will be promoted to fill a start this weekend. He may have to fill Sanchez / Zito spot as the second LHP behind Bumgarner. Time to see what we have in Surkamp anyway.
Three games back with thirty games left. Time to light a fire Sparky.
San Francisco Giants - Team Report - MLB - Yahoo! Sports:
"RHP Heath Bell is still a Padre. Claimed off waivers by the Giants, Bell could have been dealt to San Francisco if the teams could have struck a deal before Friday's deadline. But nothing was completed. It's believed the Giants claimed Bell to block him from being traded to another contender. Meantime, the Dayton Daily News reported that Reds catcher Ramon Hernandez was claimed off waivers and that Reds manager Dusty Baker guessed the team that claimed him was the Giants."
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