Paul Goldschmidt Provides Diamondbacks With Raw Power At First Base
Paul Goldschmidt's greatest attribute is his raw power. At 6-foor-3, 245 pounds, he has smacked a combined 73 home runs over his last two professional seasons.
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Paul Goldschmidt's greatest attribute is his raw power. At 6-foor-3, 245 pounds, he has smacked a combined 73 home runs over his last two professional seasons.
Overall, it's clear that the 24-year-old Jhoulys Chacin has potential, but also that he still has some growing to do at the Major League level.
Matt Cain allowed two runs in seven innings and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat Texas 6-2, snapping the Rangers' three-game winning streak.
The Giants are committed to keeping All-Star right-hander Matt Cain in their talented rotation beyond 2012, and CEO and president Larry Baer said serious conversations are ongoing with the pitcher's representatives.
With his first major league home run, Yoenis Cespedes helped the Oakland Athletics gain a split of their season-opening series against the Seattle Mariners.
A pair of big swings by Brandon Crawford and Nate Schierholtz put the San Francisco Giants in a better mood on Wednesday.
Ichiro Suzuki had four hits in his return to Japan, Dustin Ackley homered and then singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Wednesday night in baseball's season-opener.
Tim Lincecum was solid in his next-to-last spring start but the Giants' two-time Cy Young Award winner admitted to some frustration with his fastball command.
A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson, Warriors co-owner Peter Guber and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers for a record $2 billion.
Pablo Sandoval gave the San Francisco Giants something to smile about with a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to defeat Kansas City 4-2 on Monday.
A former San Francisco Giants payroll manager was sentenced in federal court Monday to a year and nine months in prison for embezzling $2.2 million from the team in 2010 and 2011.
Philip Humber allowed an unearned run and one hit in seven innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Sunday.
The Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
Oakland was playing its last game in Arizona before leaving for Tokyo, where the A's meet Seattle in an opening two-game series next Wednesday and Thursday.
Brett Pill hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Kevin Slowey. The shot far over the left-field fence sent a group of fans scrambling in the sunbaked sand outside Goodyear Ballpark for a Cactus League souvenir.
Zito threw 83 pitches in five innings, his longest outing of the spring. He allowed three runs and seven hits while walking four and striking out three.
