2014 Giants Opening Day Roster

I will run down the final transactions, and options left info for the newcomers, but here are the 2014 San Francisco Giants (I will also post the opening day rosters for the minor league affiliates as they become available.

The final Spring Training transactions:
Assigned to minors:
SS Alberto Robles
LHP Josh Osich

The Giants selected the contracts of RHP Juan Gutierrez and INF Brandon Hicks. The team already had 39 slots on the 40-man roster, so to clear up the final space, the team DFA'd OF Roger Kieschnick. He is now in limbo for 10 days to see if another team claims him (it could be earlier if all teams pass early; the claim order is based on 2013 standings). If not, Kieschnick will clear waivers and likely join Fresno.

Also, the Giants placed LHP Jeremy Affeldt on the DL (retroactive to March 23; eligible to return by the Giant's sixth game) and 2B Marco Scutaro (retro. to March 21; eligible to return by the Giant's sixth game).

2014 SF Giants

 

Opening day

Bold: new in 2014

(R) Rookie

#	Coaches	Position
15	Bruce Bochy	Manager
33	Dave Righetti	Pitching Coach
31	Hensley Meulens	Hitting
39	Roberto Kelly	1B Coach
1	Tim Flannery	3B Coach
26	Mark Gardner	Bullpen
23	Ron Wotus	Bench
58	Bill Hayes	bullpen catcher
5	Joe Lefevbre	Assistant hitting coach
	Pitchers
40	Madison Bumgarner	LHP
18	Matt Cain	RHP
17	Tim Hudson	RHP
55	Tim Lincecum	RHP
32	Ryan Vogelsong	RHP
57	Juan Gutierrez	RHP
78	David Huff	LHP
63	Jean Machi	RHP
52	Yusmeiro Petit	RHP
46	Santiago Casilla	RHP
49	Javier Lopez	LHP
54	Sergio Romo	RHP
	Players
28	Buster Posey	C
9	Brandon Belt	1B
13	Joaquin Arias	2B
35	Brandon Crawford	SS
48	Pablo Sandoval	3B
38	Michael Morse	LF
16	Angel Pagan	CF
8	Hunter Pence	RF
29	Hector Sanchez	C
53	Ehire Adrianza (R)	INF
14	Brandon Hicks	INF
7	Gregor Blanco	OF
2	Juan Perez	OF

 

Additions

41	Jeremy Affeldt (DL-opening day)	LHP
19	Marco Scutaro (DL-opening day)	2B

As far as options, the Giants media guide includes option info for the first time. For Gutierrez, he has no options remaining (optioned 2005, 2006 and 2007 by Houston; 2008 by Arizona). He had the rare fourth option.

The media guide also lists that Hicks has used up all three of his options.

Giants: lots of moves and cuts

The Giants released 2B Tony Abreu, freeing up a spot on the 40-man roster. It may mean a spot for INF Brandon Hicks.

Other moves in the last few days:
OPTIONED:
P Edwin Escobar to Fresno
P Jake Dunning to Fresno
P Heath Hembree to Fresno
P Erik Cordier to Fresno
P George Kontos to Fresno

RELEASED
2B Tony Abreu
RHP Casey Weathers
RHP Kameron Loe

REASSIGNED
SS Bobby Haney

Spring cuts continue for Giants

More cuts for the Giants:

Optioned to Fresno:
INF Nick Noonan
OF Roger Kieschnick

Reassigned:
LPH Bryce Bandilla
3B Myles Schroder
LHP Tom Vessella
RHP Daryl Maday
OF Charles Jones
2B Rando Moreno
C Cody Hall
RHP Ty Ross

The Giants have 33 players active on the 40-man roster, plus many on the non-roster invitee list. Many of them have already been assigned to the minors.

More spring cuts for Giants

As reported by Andrew Baggarly from CSN Bay Area:

Players optioned:
To Fresno:
LHP Mike Kickham
LPH Jose DePaula
OF Gary Brown
3B Adam Duvall [corrected]

To San Jose:
RHP Kendry Flores
RHP Hunter Strickland

Reassigned to minor league camp:
RHP Jason Berken
RHP Mitch Lively

3B/OF Chris Dominguez
C Andrew Susac


Last week, the Giants sent the following to minor league camp:
P Edwin Quirarte
P Jorge Bucardo
P Chris Stratton
P Adalberto Mejia
C Trevor Brown
C Tyler LaTorre
SS Jeremy Sy
SS Kelby Tomlinson
INF Blake Miller
INF Ydwin Villegas
INF Juan Ciriaco
OF Tyler Graham (back with the Giants)
OF Elliot Blair
OF Chris Lofton
OF Brett Krill
OF Jarrett Parker
OF Ryan Lollis

The team also signed OF Darren Ford to a minor league deal, now in his second run with the Gaints.

First Giants moves of the Spring 2014

The Giants optioned 1B Angel Villalona to AAA Fresno.

The SF Chronicle also reports 12 players reassigned to minor league camp including P Kyle Crick, P Sandy Rosario, Inf Joe Panik and OF Mac Williamson.