[8ArIvd5]

Astros get Henry Sosa (5.14 ERA in AAA career) and Jason Stroffel (3.98 ERA in AA).

[onetrickpony]

what a joke

will he bat 7th or 8th?

[vyomguy]

keppinger cant hit long ball....giants have many similar players...they need a guy like beltran or fielder.

[8ArIvd5]

Keppinger will probably bat 2nd until Sanchez returns from the DL.

Giants are 1 trade away from having a good chance at repeating.

[onetrickpony]

Keppinger will probably bat 2nd until Sanchez returns from the DL. Giants are 1 trade away from having a good chance at repeating.

lay off the crack 8baller, ur better than this

[8ArIvd5]

lay off the crack 8baller, ur better than this

this is the giants we're talking about.

[vyomguy]

lay off the crack 8baller, ur better than this

If giants get beltran, a repeat is a very high possibility...considering that sanchez will be back soon. Also, brandon belt might be called up...he is a stud. Imagine the lineup with beltran/sanchez/ross/huff/sandoval/belt/schierholtz. That lineup is probably better than that of phillies or braves.

Giants should pursue beltran hard...not sure about fielder as he can play only DH.

[onetrickpony]

if the giants repeat with the current squad i will jump off a bridge guaranteed

[8ArIvd5]

If giants get beltran, a repeat is a very high possibility...considering that sanchez will be back soon. Also, brandon belt might be called up...he is a stud. Imagine the lineup with beltran/sanchez/ross/huff/sandoval/belt/schierholtz. That lineup is probably better than that of phillies or braves.

Giants should pursue beltran hard...not sure about fielder as he can play only DH.

that line up probably wouldn't work. 5 of those guys would have to be in the outfield.

giants line up if they got beltran and had everyone healthy would probably be:

Torres CF
Sanchez 2nd
Sandoval 3rd
Beltran LF
Schierholtz RF
Belt 1st
Keppinger SS
Stewart C
pitcher

that's a dangerous line up with ross, huff, de rosa (if healthy), fontenot being excellent fill ins.

whiteside hits better than stewart at catcher, but neither of them can hit. i like stewart better because he has a quick release and strong arm.

[CMNoney]

Savvy move by the Giants.

Kepp has a good bat and hardly ever strikes out.

[rm18]

If giants get beltran, a repeat is a very high possibility...considering that sanchez will be back soon. Also, brandon belt might be called up...he is a stud. Imagine the lineup with beltran/sanchez/ross/huff/sandoval/belt/schierholtz. That lineup is probably better than that of phillies or braves.

Giants should pursue beltran hard...not sure about fielder as he can play only DH.

Belt was starting tonight mkaing 500k a year and not even checking lineups

[Otters27]

Giants are going to be tough. I only see the philly beating them.

[tcmoody99]

looked good ttonight

[HilltopTony]

Giants won last year with no hitting, what makes people think they won't repeat?

[stogies]

if the giants repeat with the current squad i will jump off a bridge guaranteed

What kind of guarante is that? You know there not going to just stand pat with the team they got! Onetrickpony for the fail.

[Galante118]

im so confused as to the love for the giants...u think keppinger is the answer to their problems? lol coem on now guys be realistic. philly and atlanta have better teams not to mention the red sox or yankees. i dont see SF beating 2 of those 4 teams which theyll have to do to repeat. winning once while scoring like 2 runs a game was impressive, repeating doing the same thing...basically impossible

[jetsjets1028]

giants need prob more hitting still

[smitch124]

Good move, mostly due to injuries at 2nd and short, not the bat or bats they need of course. That wasn't the goal of this trade. Giants GM knows they need a bat, said they were lucky to be 15 games over .500 yesterday.

[miyakuza]

im so confused as to the love for the giants...u think keppinger is the answer to their problems? lol coem on now guys be realistic. philly and atlanta have better teams not to mention the red sox or yankees. i dont see SF beating 2 of those 4 teams which theyll have to do to repeat. winning once while scoring like 2 runs a game was impressive, repeating doing the same thing...basically impossible

Lol at the Braves "having a better team"

[8ArIvd5]

im so confused as to the love for the giants...u think keppinger is the answer to their problems? lol coem on now guys be realistic. philly and atlanta have better teams not to mention the red sox or yankees. i dont see SF beating 2 of those 4 teams which theyll have to do to repeat. winning once while scoring like 2 runs a game was impressive, repeating doing the same thing...basically impossible

guy, if you actually follow this giants team you'd know they're one trade away from a deep post-season run. hell, they may not need that trade if sanchez can stay healthy when he gets back. they're not a team that's going to impress you with their power, but they'll string together hits at the heart of their order. they put up 4 runs/game last post-season, which they might be able to do w/o picking up a big bat. their problems aren't who they sign, it's who stays healthy.

oh, and they did lose posey this year, but remember pablo didn't play during the playoffs last year.