Spring Training Update: Game Wrap- 03-14-2010

The Giants broke out the longball today, but were outslugged by the BrewCrew 10-8. Here's some key lines:

Aaron Rowand- 2 for 3, 2B, HR, HBP. The Gamer is hitting .500 on the spring. He'll sit for a game or two with a quad strain.

Edgar Renteria- 2 for 4. Rent is slowly coming to life. BA up to .238.

Aubrey Huff- 1 for 3, HR(2).

Fred Lewis- 1 for 3, HR(2). Bochy is reportedly pleased with Fred's increased aggressiveness at the plate. With Velez having an option left, could Fred be winning himself a roster spot?

Nate Schierholtz- 1 for 2, HR(1). Good to see Nate hit the longball.

Buster Posey- 2 for 2. Buster also gunned down two baserunners, one at second base and another on a pickoff throw to first. He also got picked off himself at first base. Buster has been cranking out the multihit games. He's making a decision to send him down for more seasoning awfully uncomfortable. It's not like he's been playing terrible defense behind the plate either.

Jonathan Sanchez- 2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 5 BB, 0 K's. Hopefully this gets out of his system in the spring.

Henry Sosa- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K's. Sosa still has a zero ERA in 4 appearances. I don't see how he makes the team, but the Giants are getting a good look at him.

Affeldt, Hinshaw and Joaquin- one scoreless IP each.

Around the league:

Brian Giles is hanging up the spikes. I can't say I'm sorry to see him go, but he was a vastly underrated player on the field. He retires with the #50 OPS of all time, which either tells you something about Giles, or about the stat. Babe Ruth is #1, but Willie Mays is only #25 and Hank Aaron is at #32. I think OPS rewards walks a bit too much, but I can't prove it.

Nomar Garciaparra signed a 1 day contract with the Boston Red Sox so he could retire as a member of the organization he started with. His final stat line is .313/.360/.521. He started out like a surefire HOF'er, but injuries derailed his career early. In the end, I'm not sure he really wanted to play. He is only 36 years old, but seems a lot older. You will see him on ESPN's Baseball Tonight show as an analyst.