SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants and pitcher Ryan Vogelsong are moving forward into free agency, each prepared to explore their separate opportunities.
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reunion or coming back together at some point. The Giants declined to exercise
Vogelsongs $6.5 million contract option for 2014 on Monday, but the parties
agreed to keep open the possibility of potential negotiations down the road
about a deal. "The doors open for dicussions with Vogelsong, but were not
actively talking right now," assistant general manager Bobby Evans said Monday
night. "Both sides are going to do some exploration of the market before we dive
into that. I think it was somewhat the complexity of our overall needs going
into the market ... to explore those fully, we need more time, and unfortunately
we had to make a decision today." Vogelsong went 4-6 with a 5.73 ERA in 19
starts and 103 2-3 innings during an injury-shortened season. He broke two bones
in the right pinkie area of his pitching hand and also dislocated a knuckle on a
swing May 20 and underwent surgery the next day. He had five pins inserted in
his hand during the procedure at Stanford, performed by orthopedist Dr. Tim
McAdams. Vogelsong won 13 and 14 games, respectively, the previous two seasons.
He is due a $300,000 buyout. Evans said the Giants didnt offer Vogelsong a
contract with a lower guaranteed salary. "We did not put anything on the table.
Theres no formal process where we go from here," Evans said. "I think Ryan has
always had interest in being a Giant, but he has the opportunity to explore
other options. Today doesnt eliminate his chances of coming back." San Francisco
has been in discussions with lefty reliever Javier Lopez, and Evans expects him
to explore his options in free agency. "Theres an open mind about what could
happen and were going to maintain contact," Evans said. The Giants already
declined their 2014 options on Saturday for $126 million left-hander Barry Zito
-- $18 million with a $7 million buyout -- and outfielder Andres Torres for $3
million with a $500,000 buyout. Yet with starters Matt Cain and Madison
Bumgarner each signed to long-term deals and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner
Tim Lincecum landing a $35 million, two-year contract Oct. 25. "These are three
mainstays of our rotation, not only for the immediate past but going forward,"
Evans said. "This is the core of a solid rotation and we want to explore options
on the market to make it better." In addition Monday, Evans said Giants
17-year-old outfielder Gustavo Cabrera -- a top prospect in the organization
from last years international free-agent class -- flew to San Francisco for
emergency surgery after an injury in his Dominican Republic home. The way Evans
understands it, upon returning home from instructional league Cabrera slipped
and tried to break his fall by raising his right arm but it went through glass
and he nearly severed his wrist. The Giants top team of doctors worked on
Cabrera, who is now able to move his fingers again. "How he flew to San
Francisco in immense pain, Ill never know, a brave young man," Evans said. "Hes
17 years old. I dont think its career-threatening. We could be looking at a year
or more of rehab to get him back to baseball activity." A right-handed hitter
Cabrera batted .247 with two home runs, seven doubles, four triples and 22 RBIs
with 21 stolen bases in 54 games for the Giants Dominican Summer League team
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[email protected]. Hi Kerry, Love the insight
your column provides. Hoping you can explain to me the thought process from the
officials on penalty calls made when the arm hasnt gone up initially. In last
nights Senators-Kings game, Ottawas Jared Cowen came across and hit Dwight King
with a glancing blow in the second period. Replays clearly showed neither
referee raised their arm to indicate a penalty. King obviously didnt like the
hit, got up and got Cowen with a minor slash. The two dropped their gloves and
engaged in a fight. But instead of offsetting fighting penalties, the Sens were
penalized an extra two minutes for interference. It appears to me that after the
fight, the refs decided to give Cowen an extra penalty for the initial hit even
though they werent going to initially. Had there been no fight, it seems no
penalty would have been called and play would have continued. How does a fight
after a hit change the ruling on the initial hit? Your thoughts please? Thanks,
Stephen Webster Stephen: While it is often said that hindsight is 20-20, the
initial reaction from both referees that Jared Cowen delivered a legal shoulder
check on Dwight King and therefore did not deserve a penalty was the correct
one. It is with certainty that I concur with your assessment Stephen, that no
penalty would have resulted had King not taken exception to the body check and
initiated a fight with Cowen. As a result of the subsequent fight the referee(s)
had additional time to replay Kings helicopter fall in their mind and therefore
deduced an illegal check to the head had resulted. Video footage catches the
linesman in a quick but direct discussion with the referee while restraining
Cowen and probably shared his perception of the check that he gained from the
blue line. The referee(s) should have trusted their first gut instinct on the
play because it was the correct one. Cowens additional minor penalty is listed
in the boxscore as an illegal check to the head and not interference as
initially reported. There is absolutely no way that interference could have been
called when King got more stick on the puck than Cowen and tipped the puck past
the Ottawa defender immediately prior to body contact. Kings body position was
low and open as he extended to tip the puck and then began to pull up and away
from the impending hit. Cowen slipped his body past the center mass in an effort
to avoidd Kings head and then delivered upward shoulder to shoulder contact.
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caused the LA player to spin in a helicopter free-fall which really ticked him
off. After getting up off the ice King travelled some 20 feet to slash at Cowen
and a fight was initiated. Even if the referee later determined that he
misjudged an illegal check to the head delivered by Cowen, King should have also
been assessed a slashing minor that initiated the mutually agreed upon fight. In
the very best case assessment LA should have played a man short as a result of
the King slash. At worst, the teams should have played five men aside with both
players serving seven minutes each. The final penalty assessment caused my
colleague Ray Ferraro to accurately comment on the TSN broadcast, I have no
idea, quite honestly, how Ottawa is shorthanded out of this. In no way am I
making excuses for the referees decision but since you asked Stephen, Ill
provide you with my idea and perspective on how it ultimately occurred. These
plays happen very quickly and the referee views the play in its entirety. The
ref takes in the entire sequence gained from his sightline with a broad visual
perspective beginning with the setup of two players converging on the puck,
stick on puck contact and then immediate body contact. His eye is not narrowly
focused on in the direct point of body contact given the speed with which this
all takes place and the angle from which he views it. At the moment of contact,
and in the aftermath, the refs mind quickly factors in all of these aspects of
the play he observed to determine the legality of the check. By not raising his
arm the referee determined that the contact delivered by Cowen was legal. Kings
reaction to the hit and response to Cowen became another element of the play for
the referee to consider. The fight and resulting time delay caused the referee
to replay the optics of King spiraling out of control through the air. This
coupled with probable input from other crew members caused the referee to
rethink his initial judgment. Given the attention and suspensions that illegal
contact to the head has garnered the referee became fearful of misjudging the
hit. As a result of these factors the referees initial decision changed from, I
dont think Cowen got him in the head to Cowen must have made illegal contact
with Kings head. My final thought is that the first instinct a referee has on a
play is usually the correct one and that hindsight is not always 20-20.
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