Sunday, July 20, 2008

Durham's a Brewer

UPDATE: It's official. According to Henry Schulman, the Giants will get Ford and Hammond, and will pay half of Durham's salary. I saw a bit of an interview with Durham on NBC11, and he was very gracious to the organization and the fans. Durham had been the longest tenured player on the Giants' roster. That honor now belongs to Kevin Correia.

UPDATE: Tom Haudricourt says the trade is Durham for outfielder Darren Ford and pitcher Steve Hammond. He says that Taschner is working out on the field with the Giants, so it would not seem as though he is part of the trade. No word on how much of Durham's salary the Giants are picking up.

Buster Olney says it's a done deal, but the other details of the trade are not yet known.


It has been difficult to be a Giants fan these last several years - losing records, injuries, and bad contracts. We may be critical - but we stand by our team through good times and bad. The Giants remain one of the most storied franchises in the history of baseball and have a crop of new stars ready to add new pages to the Giants history books. Lincecum, Cain, Sanchez, Wilson and Sandoval are giving us reasons to be excited. Times may not always be stellar, but the Giants always give us something to talk about.