37-year old righty swinging SS/3B Miguel Tejada is looking like a player at the end of the line. He has played in 47 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 38 for 175 (.217 avg, .522 OPS) with 15 runs scored, 1 homer, 15 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He is playing 3B right now, while Pablo Sandoval is out of action. But, he better pick up the pace because if someone (Brandon Crawford) is playing well at SS when Sandoval returns to action, Tejada might be out of a starting gig. Tejada is not much of a defensive player now, so he is getting paid for his offense which is starting to disappear. This could be the beginning of the end for Miguel’s Tejada’s major league career.

Lefty reliever Gary Lavelle wasn’t the most dominating reliever in his time but he was pretty darn solid. Lavelle pitched in 647 games (3 starts) in 11 years with the Giants and he was 73-67 with 127 saves, a 2.82 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. His best season with the Giants came back in 1977 when he worked in 73 games (0 starts) in which he was 7-7 with 20 saves, a 2.05 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. He only gave up 106 hits in 118 1/3 for the Giants in 1977. Lavelle is the Giants’ all-time leader in games pitched with 647 and he’s also #4 in saves (127) in Giants’ history.

The San Francisco Giants have designated 25-year old righty reliever/starter Henry Sosa and 27-year old righty swinging infielder Ryan Rohlinger for assignment. Sosa came into this season as the Giants’ #29 prospect according to Baseball America. He pitched in 17 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball this year and he was 3-1 with a 10.41 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP. He has given up 39 hits and he’s walked 17 batters in 23 1/3 innings in the minors this year. Sosa has pitched in 117 games (70 starts) in six years in the minors and he is 32-19 with 1 save, a 3.69 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Rohlinger played in 1 game for the Giants this year and he was 0 for 1 with a whiff. He has played in 46 games in four years with the Giants and he was 9 for 67 (.134 avg, .377 OPS) with 3 runs scored and 7 RBIs.

UPDATE: (6/3/2011) - The Giants have lost Ryan Rohlinger on waivers to the Colorado Rockies. Henry Sosa has accepted an outright assignment to the minors, so he will stay with the Giants’ organization for the time being.

The Giants have placed 24-year old righty swinging catcher Buster Posey on the 15-day disabled list due to a fracture in his left leg. He won’t be coming back this year. Posey was injured in a collision at home plate with Marlins’ outfielder Scott Cousins on a clean play. Posey played in 45 games for the Giants this year and he was 46 for 162 (.284 avg, .756 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 4 homers, 21 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Giants have called up 29-year old righty swinging Chris Stewart to replace Posey on the active roster. Stewart has played in 33 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he was 21 for 95 (.221 avg, .586 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 10 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has played in 26 games in parts of four years in the majors and he is 9 for 48 (.188 avg, .464 OPS) with 4 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Stewart will share P.T. behind the plate with 31-year old righty swinging Eli Whiteside. Whiteside has played in 14 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 5 for 25 (.200 avg, .686 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. The Giants will have to consider making a deal for a everyday type catcher or they might decide to place a call to Bengie Molina. Either way, they need to get an upgrade over Whiteside and Stewart.

The Giants have placed 30-year old lefty swinging infielder Mike Fontenot on the 15-day disabled list due to a left groin strain. Fontenot has played in 37 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 19 for 92 (.207 avg, .706 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 2 homers, 9 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Giants have called up 24-year old lefty swinging shortstop Brandon Crawford to replace Fontenot on the active roster. Crawford has played in 14 games in A-ball this year and he is 19 for 59 (.322 avg, 1.005 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 3 homers and 15 RBIs. Crawford has played in 236 games in his first four years in the minors and he is 238 for 881 (.270 avg, .748 OPS) with 123 runs scored, 20 homers, 89 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. Crawford came into this season as the Giants’ #6 prospect according to Baseball America, so the Giants aren’t calling him up to sit the bench.

The Giants have placed 25-year old righty swinging outfielder Darren Ford on the 15-day disabled list due to a left ankle sprain. Ford has played in 17 games for the Giants so far this year and he was 3 for 10 (.300 avg, .717 OPS) with 6 runs scored and 5 stolen bases. The Giants have called up 23-year old lefty swinging 1B/OF Brandon Belt to replace Ford on the active roster. Belt played in 17 games for the Giants earlier this year and he was 10 for 52 (.192 avg, .569 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Belt has also played in 31 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 34 for 101 (.337 avg, .994 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 4 homers, 21 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Giants will likely use Belt over Pat Burrell in LF, or at the very least they will be platooning as the Giants didn’t bring him up to ride the pine.

Lefty Hall of Fame starting pitcher Warren Spahn ended his career with the San Francisco Giants. He was released by the Mets in July of 1965. The Giants then swooped in and signed him. Spahn pitched in 16 games (11 starts) for the Giants in 1965 and he was 3-4 with a 3.39 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. The Giants then released Spahn after the season and it was the last time he pitched in the major leagues. Spahn won 363 games (#6 all-time in big league history), and his last 3 of them came with the Giants.

The Red Sox “dumped” 29-year old righty reliever Ramon Ramirez on the Giants last year at the trade deadline. He has been awesome for the Giants since then. Ramirez has pitched in 19 games (0 starts) for the Giants so far this year and he is 1-0 with 1 save, a 1.45 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP. He has now pitched in 43 games (0 starts) in his first two years with the Giants and he is 2-0 with 2 saves, a 0.81 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP as he has only given up 22 hits in his first 44 2/3 innings with them. The Giants’ bullpen has been a big part of the Giants’ success the last couple of years and Ramirez is a key cog in it.

The San Francisco Giants have placed 36-year old righty swinging 3B/OF Mark DeRosa back on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left wrist. DeRosa has played in 18 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 6 for 37 (.162 avg, .414 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 0 homers and 3 RBIs. He has been especially awful in May for the Giants. DeRosa has played in 7 games in May for the Giants and he is 0 for 19 (.000 avg, .050 OPS)! The Giants have recalled 27-year old switch-hitting infielder Emmanuel Burriss to replace DeRosa on the active roster. Burriss played in 5 games earlier this year for the Giants and he was 4 for 15 (.267 avg, .533 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base. Burriss has played in 168 games in his first four years with the Giants and he is 122 for 462 (.264 avg, .628 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 1 homer, 32 RBIs and 25 stolen bases.

24-year old righty swinging catcher Buster Posey burst onto the scene for the Giants last year. He played in 108 games for the Giants last year and he was 124 of 406 (.305 avg, .862 OPS) with 58 runs scored, 18 homers and 67 RBIs as he was the Rookie of the Year in the National League. This season as been nowhere near as easy for Posey thus far. He has played in 37 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 34 for 129 (.264 avg, .723 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 4 homers, 20 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Giants hope that Posey’s bat starts to heat up soon, as they aren’t hitting well as a team right now.