Oakland Sends RHP Brooks To Cubs For OF Coghlan
The 30-year-old Coghlan batted .250 with 25 doubles, 16 home runs and 41 RBIs in 148 games for the Cubs last season.
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The 30-year-old Coghlan batted .250 with 25 doubles, 16 home runs and 41 RBIs in 148 games for the Cubs last season.
Span, slated to play center field, has noticed the atmosphere around the Giants with their three World Series championships in the past six seasons. "They expect excellence. That's the way we work," Span said.
To be sure to watch the best games full of fan-favorite players, here are the five top games Giants fans should be looking forward to this Spring.
Angel Pagan arrived for the first full-squad workout of spring training with the Giants and made clear he is embracing his new role in left following the addition of Denard Span to take his old job as center fielder and leadoff hitter.
Stephen Vogt is shagging balls in the outfield, catching bullpens again and looking mobile running through agility drills on the side in a delightful mood as usual.
The San Francisco Giants' Chris Heston got a taste of stardom on June 9, 2015, when he became the 22nd rookie since 1900 to throw a no-hitter. That he did it in New York's Citi Field against the eventual National League champion Mets made it more noteworthy. As in, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Tony Phillips, an infielder and outfielder who made the final defensive play in the Oakland Athletics' sweep of the Giants during the earthquake-interrupted 1989 World Series, has died. He was 56.
The Oakland Athletics will have the full team report to Spring Training in just about a week and a half with a handful of positions up for grabs.
The A's have always been able to push out good starting rotations despite trading away all star pitchers seemingly every year, but this season could be different.
If the San Francisco Giants had any lingering concerns about Matt Cain's health, the veteran pitcher helped ease their minds with one impressive swing - on the golf course.
After an offseason spending spree that targeted most of San Francisco's glaring holes, manager Bruce Bochy heads into spring training with fewer questions than ever about the Giants roster.
Manager Bob Melvin has been forced to recall all those demoralizing one-run losses by the Oakland Athletics last season, yet now he is able to envision far more favorable scenarios for 2016.
First baseman Brandon Belt and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $6.2 million, one-year contract.
Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey and Juan Marichal: San Francisco Giants legends immortalized in metal statues set up around AT&T Park. They are the four pillars of Giants history - four great Hall of Fame talents who spent their best years in a Giants uniform.
Tom from MySpace wants to pay for Tim Lincecum's salary if the Giants re-sign him, but will it work?
As Sean Doolittle scoured the room and chatted up some of his new teammates, Oakland's bearded closer couldn't help but envision the potential of an experienced, new-look bullpen for the Athletics going into 2016.
After months of reporting New York Yankees closer Aroldis Champan won't face criminal charges in connection with an alleged domestic dispute.
Third baseman Danny Valencia has agreed to terms on a $3.15 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid arbitration.
Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball's exclusion of black players, has died. He was 96.
Kobe Bryant received a hug and a gift from former teammate Vlade Divac. The Los Angeles Lakers star left Sacramento without his prime objective: a victory.
Henderson Alvarez can earn $1.6 million in performance bonuses based on starts in addition to his $4.25 million salary as part of his one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics.
Left-hander Scott Kazmir agreed to a three-year, $48 million contract on Wednesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bearded reliever Sergio Romo saw Johnny Cueto before the festivities at AT&T Park on Thursday and welcomed him with some good-natured advice: Get your smile ready, because with those signature dreadlocks you're about to be recognized all over the Bay Area.
Coming into this offseason, the San Francisco Giants had two clear goals in mind: spend boatloads of money on starting pitching, and find a left fielder.
All-Star third baseman Todd Frazier was dealt from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday as part of a three-team, seven-player trade that also included the Los Angeles Dodgers.
