Brower released, Foppert up

by Flynn Blake on Jun 12, 2005 5:49 PM PDT Comment 17 comments

Move made after Sunday's game, according to the AP story. Quite an overdue move performance wise, though with Brower's past versatility and usefulness, it's understandable why the move took so long. Real curious to see how Foppert does and in what role.

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The Roll of the Fallen

This is the list of Giants players who have been sent packing from the organization since Opening Day 2005:

Brower
Levine
Herges
Williams

by Skaldheim on Jun 12, 2005 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I need a pitching bright spot.

COME ON FOPPERT!!

DYG

by kenshin1 on Jun 12, 2005 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

More to come

I'd wager than Linden will be up before Tuesday as well.

by JakeS on Jun 12, 2005 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

For Sure

I figure that Alfonzo is hitting the disabled list. I think that Grissom was going to get DFAed up until the instant of Alfonzo's injury.

by Skaldheim on Jun 12, 2005 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Other possibilities

Are Devore, Shabala, and Torcato. If what they have been saying about Linden needing to play every day, I bet it is one of those guys. Shabala is my guess.

by irwin on Jun 12, 2005 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AL Swing

The DH gives Linden a chance to play every day this week, which is a start. Plus Fonzie's injury moves Feliz to 3B, so Linden and Niekro could conceivably play every game.

by Roger on Jun 13, 2005 5:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would call up Linden

But I wouldn't be suprised if the giants didn't, was more my point.

by irwin on Jun 13, 2005 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amen to that

Maybe Fonzie springing a leak will be a fortuitous turn.

by Roger on Jun 13, 2005 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To quote Salemicus

I like Fonzie

He bloops singles for the Giants

DYG

by kenshin1 on Jun 13, 2005 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One of my favorite baseball quotes of all time

(and one Sabean has thoroughly ignored for years) ...

"if you're gonna stand in the corner, you better lean on the pole" from the wit and wisdom of Reggie Jackson

by Roger on Jun 13, 2005 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

how sad

I know Brower's sucked this year, but it's still a shame given how critical he was in the second half last year.

More importantly, while I know the Giants probably aren't done making changes, they now have four lefties in the bullpen (Taschner, Fassero, Christiansen, Eyre) and only three righties by my count (Hawkins, Munter, Walker). What kind of bullpen is that?

by non sequitur on Jun 12, 2005 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

lefty/righty matchups...

concern me far less than effeciveness does.

DYG

by kenshin1 on Jun 12, 2005 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amen

"Robb Nen is going to get you" - Benito Santiago to Chipper Jones, 10/7/02

by Pants Man on Jun 12, 2005 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

but why not release Christiansen instead?

Sure, C's ERA is more than 2 runs lower, but he hasn't exactly been lights out, either. Plus he's older and less versatile than Brower, and there was a higher chance (I opine) that Brower could rediscover his effectiveness given his track record over the past two years.

I'm not real high on R/L matchups, either -- Felipe 's use of the relief corps exhausts me -- but a 4-lefty bullpen seemed particularly/conspicuously, excessive. Contract status have something to do with it?

by non sequitur on Jun 13, 2005 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Contracts

They are both paid just over $1 million this year. I believe Brower has one more year of arbitration eligibility. Christiansen has a $1.5M club option with a 50K-150K buyout.

The contracts are similar enough that I don't think the deciscion was based on that. It's probably just that Brower is struggling this year.

I believe this makes Torrealba our only arbitration eligible player.

by Nick Schulte on Jun 13, 2005 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs