San Francisco Giants Roster Report 2008-09-30 :: Site Title

San Francisco Giants Roster Report 2008-09-30

More turnover is expected. Pablo Sandoval is penciled in at first base, and Emmanuel Burriss likely will play short or second. At least one rotation spot is open, along with every bullpen role except closer (Brian Wilson's job).

BIGGEST NEEDS: The Giants, last in the majors in homers, need more players with pop and could beef up at third base. Except for Wilson, the bullpen will be overhauled -- setup men Tyler Walker and Jack Taschner are eligible for arbitration. GM Brian Sabean, if he returns under new managing general partner Bill Neukom, must decide whether to trade one of his starters (RHP Matt Cain or LHP Jonathan Sanchez) to fill holes elsewhere.

FREE AGENTS: SS Omar Vizquel, INF Rich Aurilia, RHP Keiichi Yabu

Vizquel, who hit .222 at age 41, has a 2009 option but won't be coming back, GM Brian Sabean said. Aurilia, 37, was a valuable corner infield fill-in, hitting .283, and Yabu, 40, was one of the most consistent relievers, sporting a 3.57 ERA in 60 games. Both Aurilia and Yabu said they'd like to return, but the Giants are trying to get younger.

ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE: RHP Tyler Walker, LHP Jack Taschner, RHP Brad Hennessey, RHP Kevin Correia

It wouldn't be surprising if all will be cut loose and not tendered contracts. Correia (3-8, 6.05 ERA) opened the season in the rotation and struggled, and Hennessey (1-2, 7.81) came out of the bullpen and took his place in the final weeks, making three quality starts in four turns.

IN LIMBO: RF Randy Winn, C Bengie Molina, RHP Matt Cain, LHP Jonathan Sanchez.

Winn and Molina will make $8.25 million and $6 million, respectively, next season, then they'll be free agents. The Giants could package Winn or Molina or dangle a young starting pitcher to acquire a power hitter. But it would be tough to part with Cain, a tough-luck pitcher who had a respectable 3.69 ERA over the past two seasons but went 15-30.

MEDICAL WATCH:

LHP Noah Lowry (left forearm surgery in March 2008) missed the entire season. He was scheduled to undergo another surgery Sept. 30 to have a bone spur removed from his left elbow. The Giants consider him a possibility for the 2009 rotation.

INF Kevin Frandsen (left Achilles tendon surgery in March 2008) had one at-bat this year, a grounder to short in the finale. He hopes to be 100 percent for spring training and compete for the second base job.

LF Fred Lewis (bunion surgery, right foot) is to wear a protective boot into November and could start running in mid-December or January.

Player Stats

HITTERS

Eliezer Alfonzo, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .091 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Season .091 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Rich Aurilia, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .133 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0

Season .283 407 33 115 21 1 10 52 1

Brian Bocock, SS

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .143 77 4 11 1 0 0 2 4

John Bowker, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .500 12 3 6 1 0 1 2 0

Season .255 326 31 83 14 3 10 43 1

Emmanuel Burriss, SS

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .364 11 5 4 1 0 0 0 1

Season .283 240 37 68 6 1 1 18 13

Matt Cain, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .113 62 3 7 1 0 2 3 0

Vinnie Chulk, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Correia, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .111 27 1 3 0 0 0 2 0

Travis Denker, 2B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .100 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .243 37 6 9 4 1 1 3 0

Geno Espineli, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Frandsen, 2B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conor Gillaspie, 3B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .200 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .200 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Brad Hennessey, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .167 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1

Season .250 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 1

Alex Hinshaw, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Steve Holm, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games .333 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0

Season .262 84 10 22 9 0 1 6 0

Brian Horwitz, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .077 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .222 36 5 8 0 0 2 4 0

Travis Ishikawa, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .182 22 2 4 1 0 0 2 0

Season .274 95 12 26 6 0 3 15 1

Fred Lewis, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .400 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .217 23 1 5 0 0 0 2 0

Season .282 468 81 132 25 11 9 40 21

Tim Lincecum, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .067 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .157 70 7 11 1 1 0 5 0

Osiris Matos, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Scott McClain, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .111 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

Season .273 33 7 9 1 0 2 7 0

Pat Misch, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .111 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Bengie Molina, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .292 24 1 7 1 0 1 3 0

Season .292 530 46 155 33 0 16 95 0

Ivan Ochoa, SS

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .167 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season .200 120 7 24 8 0 0 3 0

Dan Ortmeier, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

Season .219 64 4 14 6 0 0 5 2

Matt Palmer, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Dave Roberts, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .286 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0

Season .224 107 18 24 2 2 0 9 5

Ryan Rohlinger, SS

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .094 32 2 3 1 1 0 2 0

Sergio Romo, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Aaron Rowand, CF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .222 27 1 6 2 0 0 1 0

Season .271 549 57 149 37 0 13 70 2

Billy Sadler, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Sanchez, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Season .102 49 2 5 1 0 0 4 0

Pablo Sandoval, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games .313 16 1 5 0 0 0 3 0

Season .345 145 24 50 10 1 3 24 0

Nate Schierholtz, RF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .500 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games .296 27 1 8 6 0 0 3 0

Season .320 75 12 24 8 1 1 5 0

J.T. Snow, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jack Taschner, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Erick Threets, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clay Timpner, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Merkin Valdez, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eugenio Velez, 2B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .500 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .379 29 5 11 3 0 0 1 1

Season .262 275 32 72 16 7 1 30 15

Omar Vizquel, SS

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .400 15 1 6 1 0 0 1 0

Season .222 266 24 59 10 1 0 23 5

Tyler Walker, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Brian Wilson, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Randy Winn, RF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games .200 25 1 5 1 0 1 3 0

Season .306 598 84 183 38 2 10 64 25

Keiichi Yabu, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Barry Zito, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .176 17 0 3 0 0 0 2 0

Season .118 51 1 6 0 0 0 2 0

PITCHERS

Matt Cain, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 2.57 0 1 0 1 7 8 2 1 4 6

Last 7 Games 1.80 0 2 0 3 20 20 4 3 8 17

Season 3.76 8 14 0 34217.2 206 91 19 91 186

Vinnie Chulk, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.2 1 0 0 1 1

Last 7 Games 6.75 0 0 0 3 2.2 4 2 1 1 2

Season 4.83 0 3 0 27 31.2 33 17 6 8 16

Kevin Correia, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 31.50 0 0 0 1 2 7 7 2 2 1

Last 7 Games 14.40 0 0 0 3 5 12 8 3 3 3

Season 6.05 3 8 0 25 110 141 74 15 47 66

Geno Espineli, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 9.00 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 1

Season 5.06 2 0 0 15 16 17 9 5 8 8

Brad Hennessey, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 3.00 0 0 0 1 6 6 2 1 2 2

Last 7 Games 5.29 0 1 0 3 17 19 10 5 4 6

Season 7.81 1 2 0 17 40.1 63 35 8 15 21

Alex Hinshaw, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 1.2 2 0 0 0 1

Season 3.40 2 1 0 48 39.2 31 15 5 29 47

Tim Lincecum, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 1.29 1 0 0 1 7 4 1 0 2 13

Last 7 Games 4.66 1 2 0 3 19.1 17 10 1 7 28

Season 2.62 18 5 0 34 227 182 66 11 84 265

Osiris Matos, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 13.50 0 0 0 1 0.2 2 1 0 0 1

Last 7 Games 6.75 0 0 0 3 2.2 3 2 1 1 2

Season 4.79 1 2 0 20 20.2 26 11 3 9 16

Pat Misch, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1

Last 7 Games 2.08 0 0 0 3 4.1 2 1 1 0 2

Season 5.68 0 3 0 15 52.1 56 33 11 15 38

Matt Palmer, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 8.31 0 1 0 1 4.1 4 4 0 6 1

Last 7 Games 8.53 0 2 0 3 12.2 17 12 1 13 3

Season 8.53 0 2 0 3 12.2 17 12 1 13 3

Sergio Romo, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 0.00 1 0 0 3 5.2 0 0 0 0 5

Season 2.12 3 1 0 29 34 16 8 3 8 33

Billy Sadler, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 2.1 2 0 0 0 4

Season 4.06 0 1 0 33 44.1 34 20 6 27 42

Jonathan Sanchez, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 18.90 0 1 0 1 3.1 7 7 1 1 3

Last 7 Games 10.38 1 2 0 3 13 19 15 3 6 13

Season 5.01 9 12 0 29 158 154 88 14 75 157

Jack Taschner, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 4 3

Season 4.88 3 2 0 67 48 57 26 5 24 39

Erick Threets, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2.1 2 0 0 4 1

Last 7 Games 4.15 0 1 0 3 4.1 5 2 0 7 4

Season 3.60 0 1 0 7 10 11 4 1 9 6

Merkin Valdez, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 27.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 2 1 0 1 0

Last 7 Games 5.40 0 0 0 3 1.2 2 1 0 1 0

Season 1.69 1 0 0 17 16 14 3 1 7 13

Tyler Walker, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 0.00 1 0 0 3 2.1 0 0 0 0 2

Season 4.56 5 8 0 65 53.1 47 27 7 21 49

Brian Wilson, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1

Last 7 Games 9.00 0 0 2 3 3 5 3 2 0 5

Season 4.62 3 2 41 63 62.1 62 32 7 28 67

Keiichi Yabu, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0 0 1 1

Last 7 Games 9.00 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 3 1

Season 3.57 3 6 0 60 68 63 27 3 32 48

Barry Zito, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 2.25 0 1 0 1 8 6 2 1 4 6

Last 7 Games 3.54 1 1 0 3 20.1 20 8 2 10 13

Season 5.15 10 17 0 32 180 186 103 16 102 120

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Added: September 30, 2008