The San Francisco Giants sign Gil Velazquez
The Giants have signed 32-year old righty swinging shortstop Gil Velazquez to a minor league deal. He played in 4 games for the Angels last year and he was 4 for 6 (.500 avg, .929 OPS) with 1 RBI. Velazquez also played in 123 games in AAA-ball last year and he was 140 for 427 (.328 avg, .865 OPS) with 78 runs scored, 8 homers, 58 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. He has now played in 13 games in his first three years in the majors and he is 4 for 16 (.250 avg, .528 OPS) with 2 RBIs. Velazquez will try to win a job on the Giants’ bench this spring.
