San Francisco Giants claim third World Series Title in five years
Giants 3 – Royals 2 The San Francisco Giants are World Series Champions for the third time in five years thanks to this guy Hero! pic.twitter.com/2RuTph9xxA — World Champs (@SFGiants) October 30, 2014 On two days rest Madison Bumgarner carried the Giants to another World Series Championship, going 2-0 with a 5 inning save in the World Series and had one of the greatest playoff pitching performances in baseball history. What a pitcher
Giants committed to finalizing a deal with the Pirates
Sanchez Sweepstakes: The Pirates have not cut off talks with the Minnesota Twins or the Chicago Cubs but the team is pushing forward in talks with the San Francisco Giants and a deal could be announced as early as Wednesday evening. The framework of a deal is already in place as Pirates have their choice of picking 2-3 prospects from a group of five prospects the Giants have deemed available in a deal for Sanchez. The Pirates are believed to have agreed to pay some of Sanchez’s salary. Inside Look at some names that are rumored to be heading to Pittsburgh.
The Latest Pirates Trade Deadline Buzz
The Pirates figure to be active leading up to Friday’s trade deadline as the team has been engaged with in trade talks with a number of teams. TIOPS has the latest
Trade Watch: Sanchez in 0-for-20 slump
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez went 0-for-4 in Sunday’s 9-0 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks to end the four-game stand hitless. Sanchez went 0-for-12, with seven strikeouts in the series as his batting average has dropped to .296 and below .300 for the first time since May. For the Pirates who are listening to offers for Sanchez, the 0-for-20 slump that Sanchez is in couldn’t be coming at a worst possible time. The Pirates remain “somewhat” engaged in trade talks with the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins about Sanchez. The Twins efforts are currently with Orlando Cabrera but as we mentioned last week, the Twins haven’t closed the door on acquiring Sanchez. The Twins scouted Sunday
Market picking up for Freddy Sanchez
The San Francisco Giants are regarded as a great fit for Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez but the Giants have some conpany in their pursuit of Sanchez. An NL Central team and two AL teams have recently held trade discussions with the Pirates about Sanchez.