Sunday, September 29, 2013

Sabean: “The window with the group at hand has closed.” | Giants Extra




Brian Sabean states the obvious in his "State of the Giants" speech. I think a lot of Giants heard that window slam shut fairly early in this season. Surprising to hear that Vogelsong is on the edge of not being back with the Giants and, along with the other more prominent potential non-returnees, Vogelsong's exit would be a shame as well.

Changing three-fifths of the starting rotation will change the look and feel of this team. Petit closed with a clunker, but he still should be pencilled in as the fifth starter right now.


from Giants Extra:
Sabean: “The window with the group at hand has closed.” | Giants Extra:
“I think it’s pretty simple,” Sabean said. “We didn’t have enough depth. Last year, we seemingly were able to overcome injuries and lack of performance. We didn’t’ do that this year and we didn’t get any kind of life raft from the minor leagues, whether that was a fifth starter or what we went through in center and left. Lack of depth became an issue.”
“The window with the group at hand has closed,” Sabean said. “We’ve got to create a new window immediately. That’s the task at hand.”
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The Voglesong issue.


from mercurynews.com
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2013/09/27/sabeans-year-in-review-part-ii-on-vogelsongs-option-kyle-crick-the-international-market-and-busters-position/

Will you pick up Vogelsong’s option? “It’s still in discussion. Our goal, with or without Ryan – and he’s certainly going to get every benefit of the doubt – we need to improve strength of pitching staff. We’re behind the Dodgers with the rotation and we’re behind the other four playoff teams, in my estimation. We’ve got to get back to having a stronger starting staff. The numbers show that. It wasn’t a good year as far as consistency and performance.
Could they decline option and then offer a new deal? “Anything is possible. We like Ryan and what we’re hoping is that there’s a place for him on next year’s roster, but we’re juggling a lot of balls right now and I think he realizes that.”
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