Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Giants update: catching up; Spring invites

The Giants did officially sign LHP Michael Kickham to a minor league deal.

The team also signed C George Kottaras, C Miguel Olivo and INF Conor Gillaspie to minor league deals.

The team announced the following non-roster players receiving spring training invites:
OF Junior Arias
RHP Tyler Beede
RHP Samuel Coonrod
C Aramis Garcia
RHP Chase Johnson
INF Ryder Jones
C George Kottaras
LHP Braulio Lara
OF Ryan Lollis
IN Rando Moreno
C Ty Ross
C Matt Winn
INF Christian Arroyo

Baseball America reports the team released RHP Alejandro Flores.

BA also reports that INF Brandon Hicks signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers.

RHP Dylan Brooks was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's drug program. He is listed on the AZL Giants roster.

Roster update:



2016 Giants organization rosters
Italics: on 40-man roster
As of February 10, 2016
Sources: MLB and MiLB team websites transaction pages; Baseball America

Coaches
Position

Bruce Bochy
Manager

Dave Righetti
Pitching Coach

Hensley Muelens
Hitting Coach

Steve Decker
Assistant Hitting coach

Bill Hayes
1B Coach

Roberto Kelly
3B Coach

Ron Wotus
Bench coach

Mark Gardner
Bullpen Coach

Eli Whiteside
Bullpen catcher

Taira Uematsu
Bullpen catcher

Pitchers


Ty Blach
LHP

Clayton Blackburn
RHP

Ray Black
RHP

Mike Broadway
RHP

Madison Bumgarner
LHP

Matt Cain
RHP

Santiago Casilla
RHP

Kyle Crick
RHP

Johnny Cueto
RHP

Ian Gardeck
RHP

Cory Gearrin
RHP

Joan Gregorio
RHP

Chris Heston
RHP

George Kontos
RHP

Derek Law
RHP

Javier Lopez
LHP

Adalberto Mejia
LHP

Steven Okert
LHP

Josh Osich
LHP

Jake Peavy
RHP

Sergio Romo
RHP

Jeff Samardzija
RHP

Jake Smith
RHP

Chris Stratton
RHP

Hunter Strickland
RHP

Position Players


Trevor Brown
C

Buster Posey
C

Andrew Susac
C

Ehire Adrianza
INF

Brandon Belt
1B

Brandon Crawford
SS

Matt Duffy
3B

Joe Panik
2B

Kelby Tomlinson
INF

Gregor Blanco
OF

Angel Pagan
CF

Jarrett Parker
OF

Hunter Pence
RF

Denard Span
OF

Mac Williamson
OF

DL

Retroactive



Coaches
Position


Jose Alguacil
Manager


Dwight Bernard
Pitching Coach


Damon Minor
Hitting Coach


Pitchers



Jake Dunning
RHP


Austin Fleet
RHP


Braulio Lara
LHP

Ricky Romero
LHP


Wilson Santos
RHP


Jack Snodgrass
LHP


Vin Mazzaro
RHP


Michael Kickham
LHP


Position Players


Ben Turner
C

Trevor Higgs
C

George Kottaras
C

Miguel Olivo
C

Kyle Banks
1B

Ramiro Pena
INF


Juan Ciriaco
INF

Conor Gillaspie
INF

Mark Nelson
OF

Hak-Ju Lee
OF

Grant Green
OF

Daniel Carbonell
OF


Ryan Lollis
OF


Gorkys Hernandez
OF


Darren Ford
OF


DL

Retroactive







Coaches
Position

Miguel Ojeda
Manager

Steve Kline
Pitching Coach

Ken Joyce
Hitting Coach

Pitchers


Tyler Beede
RHP

Jose Casilla
RHP

Matthew Gage
LHP

Chase Johnson
RHP

Matthew Lujan
LHP

Phil McCormick
LHP

Tyler Mizenko
RHP

Alberto Suarez
RHP

Pedro Rodriguez
RHP

Nestor Molina
RHP

Position Players


Myles Schroder
C

Adam Sonabend
C

Eliezer Zambrano
C

Ali Castillo
INF

Rando Moreno
2B

Ricky Oropesa
1B

Mitchell Delfino
INF

Austin Slater
INF

Hunter Cole
OF

Carlos Moncrief
OF

Robbie Garvey
OF

DL

Retroactive
RESTRICTED


VOLUNTARILY RETIRED


Blake Miller
SS

Elliot Blair
OF








Coaches
Position

Lipso Nava
Manager

Mike Couchee
Pitching coach

Todd Linden
Hitting coach

Pitchers


Martin Agosta
RHP

Bryce Bandilla
LHP

Samuel Coonrod
RHP

Carlos Diaz
LHP

Jason Forjet
RHP

Jordan Johnson
RHP

Christian Jones
LHP

Jose Reyes
RHP

Tyler Rogers
RHP

Daniel Slania
RHP

Andrew Suarez (2nd)
LHP

Position Players


Ty Ross
C

Bryan Case (27th)
C

Aramis Garcia
C

Jonah Arenado
INF

Christian Arroyo
SS

Brandon Bednar
2B

Ryder Jones
3B

Brian Ragira
INF

John Polonius
INF

Angel Villalona
1B

Steven Duggar (6th)
OF

Seth Harrison
OF

Tyler Horan
OF

Chuckie Jones
OF

Junior Arias
OF

DL

Retroactive
Jeff Arnold
C
August 4
Nick Vander Tuig
RHP
May 17 (60-day)
Rafael Rodriguez
OF
May 6
Joseph Kurrasch
LHP

RESTRICTED


VOLUNTARILY RETIRED


Mason McVay
LHP








Coaches
Position

Nestor Rojas
Manager

Jerry Cram
Pitching Coach

Doug Clark
Hitting Coach

Hector Borg
Coach

Pitchers


Carlos Alvarado
RHP

Tyler Cyr (10th)
RHP

Chris Johnson
RHP

Connor Kaden
RHP

Dusten Knight
RHP

Rodolfo Martinez
RHP

Reyes Morontoa
RHP

Robert Ramer
RHP

Mark Reyes
LHP

Michael Santos
RHP

Eury Sanchez
RHP

Jeff Soptic
RHP

D.J. Snelten
LHP

Pat Young
RHP

Position Players


Jared Deacon
C

Matt Pare
C

Will Callaway
INF

Chase Compton
INF

Skyler Ewing
INF

Evan Potter
SS

Richard Rodriguez
INF

Gustavo Cabrera
OF

Andrew Cain
OF

Dylan Davis
OF

Johneshwy Fargas
OF

Ashford Fulmer (28th)
OF

Christian Paulino
OF

DL

Retroactive
RESTRICTED


Travious Relaford
INF
50 games
Jacob Dunnington
RHP
August 6, 2014
RETIRED


Jeremy Sy
INF






Coaches
Position

Kyle Haines
Manager

Matt Yourkin
Pitching Coach

Ricky Ward
Hitting Coach

Pitchers


Michael Connolly
RHP

Ryan Halstead (21st)
RHP

Rayan Hernandez
RHP

Jarrett Leverett
LHP

Domenic Mazza (22nd)
LHP

Luis Pino
RHP

Nolan Riggs
RHP

Nathanael Santiago
RHP

Nick Sabo
LHP

Heath Slatton (18th)
RHP

Caleb Smith
LHP

Cory Taylor (8th)
RHP

Grant Watson (16th)
LHP

Logan Webb
RHP

Position Players


Miguel Gomez
C

Brad Moss
C

Fernando Pujadas
C

John Riley
C

Matt Winn (14th)     
C

Richard Amion
INF

Dillon Dobson (23rd)
INF

C.J. Hinojosa (11th)
INF

Scott Price
INF

Christopher Shaw (1st)
INF

Jose Vizcaino (7th)
INF

Ronnie Jebavy (5th)
OF

Shilo McCall
OF

Byron Murray
OF

Julio Pena
OF

DL
Pos.
Retro.
RESERVE


RESTRICTED









Coaches
Position

Henry Cotto
Manger

TBA
Hitting Coach

Bill Horton
Hitting Coach

Larry McCall
Pitching Coach

Mario Rodriguez
Pitching Coach

Pitchers


Julio Benitez
RHP

Phil Bickford (1st)
RHP

Deiyerbert Bolivar
LHP

Ryan Bradley [minor REHAB]
LHP

Greg Brody
RHP

Jeff Burke (32nd)
RHP

David Graybill (9th)
RHP

Ryan Koziol
RHP

Mac Marshall (4th)
LHP

Kendry Melo
RHP

Jacob McCasland
RHP

Jose Morel
RHP

Randy Ortiz
RHP

Charles David Owen (19th)
RHP

Olbis Parra
RHP

Matthew Pope (13th)
RHP

Pedro Rodriguez [minor REHAB]
RHP

Stetson Woods
RHP

Cesar Yanez
RHP

Position Players


Zachary Bowers (24th)
C

Cody Brickhouse (15th)
C

Rene Melendez
C

Kleiber Rivas
C

Leonardo Rojas
C

Tyler Brown (26th)
INF

Nathaniel Javier
INF

Christian Lichtenthaler
INF

Jalen Miller (3rd)
INF

Kevin Rivera
INF

Hector Santiago (12th)
INF

Mark Weist (37th)
INF

Jean Angomas
OF

Mikey Edie
OF

Roger Edwards (40th)
OF

Hector Mercedes
INF

DL
Pos.
Retro.

Kelvin Beltre
SS
August 10

INACTIVE



RETIRED



Ben Leslie
OF

RESTRICTED



Alvaro Diaz
RHP
25 games
Dylan Brooks
RHP
50 games








Coaches
Position

Carlos Valderrrama
Manager

Marcos Aguasvivas
Pitching Coach

Pitchers


Melvin Adon
RHP

Wilme Almanzar
RHP

Luis Amaya
LHP

Sandro Cabrera
LHP

Rey Ciriaco
RHP

Victor Concepcion
RHP

Alejandro De La Rosa
RHP

Norwith Gudino
RHP

Jasier Herrera
RHP

Jose Luna
RHP

Jose Maita
LHP

Hengerber Medina
RHP

Orleny Quiroz
LHP

Prebito Reyes
LHP

Reymi Rodriguez
RHP

Raffi Vizcaino
RHP

Weilly Yan
RHP

Position Players


Melvin Angulo
C

Victor Cairo
C

Mecky Coronado
C

Jose Morles
C

Jesus Tona
C

Manuel Geraldo
INF

Marco Guzman
INF

Francisco Medina
INF

Jose Rivero
INF

Brayan De Pena
OF

Sandro Fabian
OF

Yendrys Gonzalez
OF

Robinson Medrano
OF

Beicker Mendoza
OF

Jose Patino
OF

Juan Rodriguez
OF

Marcos Santana
OF

DL


Alilzon Rodriguez
C
August 6

Yoel Veras
RHP

Christian Osorio
LHP

Clarence Richardson
RHP
May 29
RESTRICTED


Robert Antunez
INF
72 games

INACTIVE








Designated for assignment




Extended Spring Training/ Status unknown

Kervin Castro
RHP

Jorge Labrador
RHP

Oliver Pinto
RHP

Ricard Genoves
C

Nishell Guiterrez
C

Lucius Fox
INF

Diego Rincones
OF

Cameron Avila-Leeper (17th)
LHP

Drew Jackson (35th)
RHP

Luis Lacen
OF

Riaby Barias
DH

Jose De La Cruz
LHP

Alejandro Flores
RHP
Loaned to Toros de Tijuana
Anthony Gomez
INF

Eduin Villa
RHP

Ricky Romero
LHP

Chris Marlowe         
RHP

William (Caleb) Simpson
RHP

Garrett Hughes (on DL)
LHP

Taylor Rogers
RHP

Jesus Reyes
P







2015/16 Major League Free Agents
Yusmeiro Peitit
RHP
Washington
Nori Aoki
LF
Seattle
Hector Sanchez
C
Chicago (A)

Mike Leake
RHP
Cincinnati
Ryan Vogelsong
RHP
Pittsburgh
Alejandro De Aza
OF
New York (N)
Jeremy Affeldt
LHP
Intends to retire
Tim Hudson
RHP
Intends to retire
Tim Lincecum
RHP

Marco Scutaro
INF

Marlon Byrd
OF


2015/16 Minor League free agents

Tommy Hanson
RHP
deceased

Nik Turley
LHP
Chicago (A)

Curtis Partch
RHP
Pittsburgh
Justin Maxwell
OF
Miami

Juan Perez
OF
Chicago (N)
Jackson Williams
C
Colorado

Joaquin Arias
INF
Arizona
Kelvin Marte
LHP
Pittsburgh

Carlos Triunfel
INF
Cincinnati

Brandon Hicks
INF
Los Angeles (N)

Clay Rapada
LHP
Intends to retire
Ricky Romero
LHP
Re-signed
Juan Ciriaco
INF
Re-signed
Ryan Lollis
OF
Re-signed
Darren Ford
OF
Re-signed

Brett Bochy
RHP


Nick Noonan
INF

Kevin Frandsen
INF       


Edwin Quirarte
RHP

Raymundo Montero
RHP

Armando Paniagua
RHP

Alfredo Aceves
RHP

Gabriel Cornier
C

Skyler Stromsmoe
INF

Ydwin Villegas
INF

Jeff Kobernus
OF

Engel Beltre
OF

Jesus Galindo
OF