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San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean participated in a live Web chat with fans from the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.

HITTER: That's right, hitter. The position he plays is almost completely irrelevant, because the Giants can accommodate somebody at the infield and outfield corners and second base -- hence the incessant Dan Uggla rumors.

All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don't get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get beyond the Top 10.

Eddy Martinez-Esteve, of Giants 2005 Ben Copeland, of 2006 Tim Lincecum, rhp Giants 2007 Madison Bumgarner, lhp Giants 2008 Buster Posey, c Giants 2009 Zack Wheeler, rhp Giants GIANTS LINKS F ollowing four consecutive losing seasons, the Giants witnessed a return to respectability in 2009 and surprised many by contending into September.

I would like to know which Giants farmhands have the best shot, besides Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner, of contributing to the team in 2010.

Wednesday 07 Oct 2009 Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 11:42PM SAN JOSE, CA The San Jose Giants finished 2009 atop the California League after a record-setting regular season and a Championship Series sweep of the High Desert Mavericks.

Left-hander Wade LeBlanc held the Giants to two hits in seven innings and struck out a career-high eight to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 win Saturday night.

Brian Sabean officially became the longest tenured general manager in the major leagues on Saturday.

PHOENIX ? After 150 games, the Giants finally have a balanced team. But not in a good way.

Throughout the entirety of the 2009 season for the Giants, there have been numerous "head scratching" decisions made by their manager, Bruce Bochy.

On Monday, the same day Aroldis Chapman's representatives announced the Cuban defector had established legal residency in Andorra, Henry Rodriguez and his 100 mph fastball made a forgettable major league debut with the Oakland A 's. The next day, San Francisco Giants rookie Waldis Joaquin reached triple digits with his fastball as well but failed ...

Rusty Ryal went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and a home run off former Diamondback Randy Johnson, as Arizona roughed up Matt Cain and the playoff-hopeful Giants, 10-8, at Chase Field.

Top Giants prospect Angel Villalona, who began this season at Single-A San Jose, is the prime suspect in a fatal shooting in the Dominican Republic, according to an Associated Press report.

Giants top prospect Angel Villalona has been detained in connection with a murder that occurred in the Dominican Republic on Saturday night, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Now that manager Bruce Bochy has a set lineup against right-handed pitchers, his challenge begins as the Giants face lefties Randy Wolf today and Arizona's Doug Davis on Monday night.

With less than twenty games remaining before Major League Baseball commerces the 09' edition of the MLB playoffs, the playoff picture is beginning to appear in full focus.

After three straight laughers, the Giants absorbed a frowner in China Basin. Given the chance to sweep the Rockies for the second time in 20 days and move 1 1/2 games back in the wild-card race, the Giants reverted to a more familiar look offensively, at least until the ninth inning, and walked off 4-3 losers and a not-so-encouraging 3 1/2 back.

Barry Zito pitched seven innings, striking out nine and walking one, on his way to a 10-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies Barry Zito pitched seven strong innings, striking out nine along the way, as the Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies, 10-2. Juan Uribe led the offensive charge with 3 RBIs, with Bengie Molina, Travis Ishikawa and Aaron Rowand ...

Jack makes a decision regarding Ben's offer; Kate feels helpless when it appears that Pickett will carry out his threat to kill Sawyer; and Locke discovers a hidden message that may help him unlock the secrets of the island.