Giants embark on quest for repeat

Giants embark on quest for repeat The biggest question the Giants face as they open spring training Tuesday might have little to do with them and more to do with the team downstate. Though all eyes in baseball will focus on Don Mattingly's $230 million team, the Giants need to look away if only because they cannot alter what happens in Los Angeles, except when they meet 19 times in the regular season. The defending World Series champions have plenty of pressing questions as they embark on the long trek toward what they hope is their first repeat division championship. Granted, Buster Posey's season-ending injury in May was the principal cause, but some Giants struggled to play to their 2010 capabilities. Most notable, in the afterglow of the World Series, the Giants gave first baseman Aubrey Huff a two-year, $22 million contract. Can manager Bruce Bochy win again with a mix-and-match bullpen? Despite Sergio Romo's shutdown performance in the postseason, Bochy is not naming Romo his sole closer for 2013 and has said different pitchers will throw the ninth inning. Pence did have some big hits down the stretch, but he hit .219 with an equally anemic .671 OPS in 248 Giants plate appearances, striking out once every 3.65 at-bats.

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Denver Post, Saturday - 04/27/2024 - 10:04 PM
MEXICO CITY — Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, Kyle Tucker added a solo shot and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Saturday night in the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series to snap a five-game losing streak. Alvarez hit a two-run homer to center field and Tucker followed with a shot to left field and the Astros took a 4-2 lead in the third.
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Grading Broncos’ 2024 NFL draft: The Post’s sports staff weigh in on Sean Payton and George Paton’s weekend
Denver Post, Saturday - 04/27/2024 - 09:51 PM
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If Broncos’ rebuild works as Sean Payton, George Paton hope, the past six weeks will have played critical role
Denver Post, Saturday - 04/27/2024 - 09:45 PM
When Sean Payton led a Broncos contingent to Oregon in the middle of March, so much of the franchise’s offseason remained unsettled. A few days into free agency, most of Denver’s biggest moves had been outbound. Russell Wilson released. Justin Simmons, too. Jerry Jeudy traded. Josey Jewell clearly headed elsewhere. The Broncos had made some additions, too, but more modest in nature.
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Broncos UDFA tracker: Denver signs Memphis RB Blake Watson
Denver Post, Saturday - 04/27/2024 - 09:33 PM
The Broncos improved the running backs room by drafting Notre Dame standout Audric Estime in the fifth round. But they didn’t stop there. Following the conclusion of the NFL draft, Denver signed Memphis running back Blake Watson as an undrafted free agent. A source told The Denver Post that Watson’s deal includes a guaranteed salary of $250,000 and a $25,000 signing bonus. Watson rushed for at least 1,000 yards in two of his five seasons at Memphis.
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Renck: For Bo Nix to fly, Broncos need Audric Estime to make defenders run and hide
Denver Post, Saturday - 04/27/2024 - 09:10 PM
The Broncos roster features every Duck but Daffy. Coach Sean Payton bet on himself with Bo Nix, staking his legacy to a quarterback critics view with a low ceiling, but he believes will exceed expectations. The Broncos have shown they are motivated to fit around Nix rather than the other way around. Alex Forsyth, his Oregon center in 2022, figures to start this season for Denver, serving as Nix’s security blanket.
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Broncos NFL draft picks, Day 3: What to know about Denver’s five selections on final day
Denver Post, Saturday - 04/27/2024 - 08:01 PM
The Broncos had five picks on Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Get to know the new players coming to Denver after the Broncos took quarterback Bo Nix on Day 1 and edge rusher Jonah Elliss on Day 2. WR Troy Franklin Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin catches a ball during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Indianapolis.
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