Edgar Renteria News

When Brian Sabean recently announced that he planned to exercise stealth instead of speed in pursuing free agents this offseason, the Giants general manager probably didn't have history in mind.

Many people loathe the New York Yankees for their spending habits, the way they toss contracts around like money is no big deal.

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has been known for some awful deals. This season was no exception as he proved to make a disastrous blunder in signing shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18.5 million deal prior to the 2009 season.

It isn't difficult to pick out who doesn't belong in this foursome. It's Edgar Renteria.

Do you think the Giants could improve their offense with internal choices? Would having Freddy Sanchez for an entire year, a healthy Edgar Renteria and a much-improved Eugenio Velez be enough to get this team into the playoffs? How would Bengie Molina fit into this idea? Some experts believe the only way to drastically improve the offense is to ...

With spring training just around the corner, it's time to start fixing the Giants.

John pulls no punches in his coverage of the Giants and his support of Barry Bonds.

So Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy got their deals, as expected. And the new season begins in 172 days, and the Giants will be handed new and grander expectations because, as we know, every time a team gains 16 wins, it must by definition pick up another 16 the next year, give or take a few.

The season opened April 7 with most prognosticators figuring the team would finish well out of playoff contention.

With this being the last year of GM Brian Sabean's contract, owner Bill Neukom is faced with a very tough decision.

Pruritusani "Muscles" Keger...at the garlic fries stand has got to go! 1. Manager Bruce Bochy The contracts for both Giants General Manager Brian Sabean and Field Manager Bruce Bochy are up, and retaining or removing Sabean/Bochy looms as the biggest decisions team owner Bill Neukom will make at the start of his ownership era.

Nate Schierholtz planned on touring Europe over the winter. But when he gets on a plane next month, it'll be strictly business.

This year, he is hitting .299 in 378 at-bats. Project his numbers over 500 at-bats and he would have 20 homers and 70 RBIs.

The Philadelphia Phillies suddenly are auditioning potential replacements for struggling closer Brad Lidge and juggling their rotation with Pedro Martinez still bothered by a stiff neck.

Giants: Shortstop Edgar Renteria will have surgery on his right elbow to remove bone chips and spurs.

The timetable has accelerated for Edgar Renteria's right elbow surgery, which the Giants shortstop will undergo Saturday.

Though manager Bruce Bochy has settled on a relatively set lineup against right-handed starters, opposing left-handers will still prompt him to make personnel adjustments when he tries to select his starting eight position players.

The Rockies can exhale. At least for now. Colorado survived a furious ninth-inning rally by the Giants to salvage the finale of a three-game series at San Francisco Wednesday night.

"He wants to get everybody awake," said Lincecum, who returns to the rotation tonight.

Buster Posey sure takes things in stride. He didn't know the whereabouts of the ball he flared into right field in the ninth inning Saturday for his first major league hit.