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Aaron Rowand, OF, San Francisco GiantsHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsGiants | Big signing will be tough ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports if the San Francisco Giants were to sign a player like OF Jason Bay (Red Sox) to a four-year, $64 million deal, the team would owe Bay, SP Barry Zito and OF Aaron Rowand $46 million annually for the next three years. That would be a crutch considering the team will still have to pay SPs Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain. Giants | Rowand held out of lineup Saturday Janie McCauley, of The Associated Press, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (back) was not in the starting lineup Saturday, Sept. 26, after tweaking his back Friday, Sept. 25. Giants | Four players record multiple RBIs Tuesday The San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman reports San Francisco Giants SS Juan Uribe had three RBIs Tuesday, Sept. 15, against the Colorado Rockies, and C Bengie Molina, 1B Travis Ishikawa and OF Aaron Rowand had two apiece. Giants | Uribe, Rowand hit back-to-back homers The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants 2B Juan Uribe and OF Aaron Rowand hit back-to-back home runs in a winning effort Wednesday, Sept. 2. Giants | Rowand drives in three runs Friday San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand went 3-for-4 Friday, Aug. 21, against the Colorado Rockies, with a home run and three RBIs, according to The Associated Press. Giants | Rowand has a big day The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand had four hits, including a home run Monday, Aug. 17, to snap an 0-for-14 slump. "I found a hitch in my swing," Rowand said. "In the last week-and-a-half I watched a lot of video to figure out what was going on. I was fouling off a lot of fastballs I should have been hitting." Giants | Rowand returns The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (hamstring) returned to the lineup Tuesday, Aug. 11. Giants | Rowand sits The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (hamstring) was out of the lineup due to a strained hamstring Monday, Aug. 10. Giants | Rowand leaves early The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (hamstring) left the game Sunday, Aug. 9, with a tight left hamstring. Giants | Rowand back on field Sunday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (arm) had X-rays taken on his left arm, which were negative, and he was back on the field Sunday, Aug. 2, one day after being hit by a pitch on that arm. He wore a protective brace. Giants | Rowand dinged Saturday X-rays on San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (elbow) came back negative, after he was hit by a pitched ball Saturday, Aug. 1, against the Philadelphia Phillies, according to The Associated Press. He remained in the game and was in the starting lineup Sunday, Aug. 2. Giants | Rowand collects milestone hit Friday The San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman reports that San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand picked up his 1,000th career hit Friday, July 31, against the Philadelphia Phillies. Giants | Rowand update The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) played catch from 120 feet and felt much better Thursday, July 30. Giants | Rowand to test forearm Thursday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) plans to test his forearm by playing light catch Thursday, July 30. He has been limited to pinch-hitting duties since July 20. Giants | Rowand sits again The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) missed his seventh straight start Monday, July 27. He had an MRI reveal a small tear, and he'll likely be out another four or five days. Giants | MRI likely scheduled for Rowand The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) will likely have an MRI on Monday, July 27. "We're going to do some tests tomorrow to see if there's something more in there," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Giants | Renteria, Rowand could return Saturday Updating previous reports, San Francisco Giants SS Edgar Renteria (elbow) and OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) did not play Friday, July 24, but are expected to return to the starting lineup Saturday, July 25, according to The Associated Press. Giants | Rowand out Thursday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) missed his third straight start with a bruised right forearm Thursday, July 23. He is expected to be ready to play Friday, July 24, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Giants | Rowand misses game Wednesday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) missed his second straight game Wednesday, July 22, but grounded out as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. Giants | Rowand resting Tuesday Andrew Baggarly, of The Mercury News, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (forearm) is not in the lineup Tuesday, July 21. Giants | Rowand leaves game Monday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (arm) left the game early Monday, July 20, after being hit on the right arm by a pitch. Giants | Rowand misses Thursday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (soreness) was still sore from crashing into the outfield wall Wednesday, July 8, so he did not play Thursday, July 9. Giants | Rowand's shoulder bothering him Rusty Simmons, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand's (shoulder) was sore after the game Wednesday, July 8. However, he does not think he will miss any time. Rowand slammed his shoulder into the wall Wednesday while making a catch. Giants | Rowand leaves early The San Jose Mercury News' Andrew Baggarly reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (knee) left the game Monday, June 29, after being hit on the side of his left knee. Giants | Rowand sits MLB.com's Andrew Pentis reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand was out of the lineup Wednesday, June 17, and is hitless in his last 12 at-bats. Giants | Rowand hitless, streak snapped at 17 games San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand went 0-for-4 Monday, June 8, and had his hitting streak snapped at 17 games, according to The Associated Press. Giants | Rowand extends hitting streak to 17 The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand extended his hitting streak to 17 games Sunday, June 7. Giants | Rowand extends hitting streak The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand collected three hits Friday, June 5, to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. Giants | Rowand injures ankle The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (ankle) rolled his right ankle Sunday, May 31, but it wasn't considered serious. He extended his hitting streak in the game to 11 games. He'll be re-evaluated when the team gets to Washington. Giants | Rowand doing well in leadoff spot San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand has hit safely in all nine games since being moved to the leadoff spot, according to The Associated Press. Giants | Rowand has two homers off Pineiro MLB.com reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand has two home runs and three RBIs in 12 career at-bats off St. Louis Cardinals SP Joel Pineiro. Giants | Rowand now in leadoff spot John Shea, of The San Francisco Chronicle, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand was inserted in the leadoff spot Wednesday, May 20, against the San Diego Padres. Rowand struck out in his first at-bat but later singled twice and doubled. Giants | Rowand snaps lengthy streak without an extra-base hit Saturday San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand snapped a streak of 60 at-bats without an extra-base hit with a fifth-inning double Saturday, May 9, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to The Associated Press. Giants | Rowand, Molina struggle against Marquis Giants.MLB.com's Chris Haft reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (2-for-17) and C Bengie Molina (0-for-12) have struggled against Colorado Rockies SP Jason Marquis. Giants | Rowand breaks out of slump Tuesday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand recorded a hit Tuesday, May 5, to break out of an 0-for-20 slump. Giants | Rowand, Winn hit Billingsley well MLB.com reports San Francisco Giants OFs Aaron Rowand and Randy Winn both have success against Los Angeles Dodgers SP Chad Billingsley in their careers. Rowand is .333 with two RBIs in 15 at-bats and Winn is hitting .471 with five RBIs in 17 career at-bats off Billingsley. Giants | Rowand receives day off Wednesday The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (rest) received the day off Wednesday, April 22. Giants | Rowand expected to sit Wednesday Chris Haft, of MLB.com, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand is expected to receive the day off against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, April 22. Rowand is 0-for-10 against Padres SP Chris Young. OF Eugenio Velez could replace him in the outfield. White Sox | Interest in Rowand? Joe Cowley, of The Chicago Sun-Times, speculates the Chicago White Sox have interest in San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand, who played with the White Sox on the 2005 World Series team, but the Giants would have to eat a huge chunk of the $44 million deal they signed him to as a free agent. Giants | Rowand slugs three-run homer Wednesday The San Jose Mercury News' Andrew Baggarly reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand slugged a three-run home run in the eighth inning Wednesday, April 15, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Giants | Rowand to receive more rest The San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman reports San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he'll rest OF Aaron Rowand more this season. Giants | Rowand off to good start Eric Gilmore, of MLB.com, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand is off to a 6-for-11 start to begin the season. Giants | Trio homers The Associated Press reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand, C Bengie Molina and OF Randy Winn hit home runs Tuesday, April 7. Giants | Rowand finishes spring below .200 The San Francisco Chronicle reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand finished spring training with a .189 average following an 0-for-1 outing Sunday, April 5, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Giants | Rowand feeling more comfortable at plate Andrew Baggarly, of The Mercury News, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand admitted that he has been feeling more comfortable in the batter's box despite finishing the spring with a .190 batting average. Rowand went 1-for-4 with a home run in a minor league game Wednesday, April 1. Giants | Rowand sent to minor league camp for swing purposes The San Francisco Chronicle reports the San Francisco Giants sent OF Aaron Rowand to the minor league camp Tuesday, March 31, so he can get a bunch of at-bats and work on fixing whatever is wrong. Rowand has not been sent to the minors themselves. Giants | Outfield pretty much set Andrew Baggarly, of The San Jose Mercury News, reports San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy plans to have OF Fred Lewis play in left field and OF Randy Winn in right field. Winn will spell Lewis and OF Aaron Rowand in center when he is not in right field. OF Nate Schierholtz, the team's No. 4 outfielder, will be restricted to right field duties this year. Giants | Outfield pretty much set Andrew Baggarly, of The San Jose Mercury News, reports San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy plans to have OF Fred Lewis play in left field and OF Nate Schierholtz in right field. OF Randy Winn will spell Lewis and Schierholtz when he is not playing center. OF Aaron Rowand will also play in center. Giants | Longshots to land Manny Chris Haft, of MLB.com, reports the San Francisco Giants are considered longshots to sign free-agent OF Manny Ramirez (Dodgers), according to recent reports. The Giants would be forced to trade either OFs Aaron Rowand or Randy Winn if they acquired Ramirez. The team would have a better chance at Ramirez if he lowered his contract demands, which is highly unlikely. Giants | Rowand receives day off Andrew Baggarly, of The Mercury News, reports San Francisco Giants OF Aaron Rowand (rest) received the day off Wednesday, Sept. 17. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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