Giants Acquire All-Star Freddy Sanchez
San Francisco gets second baseman from Pittsburgh
Laurence Scott
Freddy Sanchez wears his new San Francisco Giants at a press conference on Wednesday.
The Giants acquired All-Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez after a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
All the team had to give up is one minor league player -- Tim Alderson. Alderson is one of the Giants' hottest prospects.
That according to Sanchez's agent.
The Pirates were in San Francisco for a three game series with the Giants that started Monday, but Sanchez did not play due to a sore left knee.
Reports from the team’s website indicated that the Giants re-examined Sanchez's knee on Wednesday afternoon -- after having already performed an initial MRI on Monday, but wanted to take another look before agreeing to any deal.
Sanchez, 31, won a National League batting title with the Pirates in 2006. He is a California native – born in Hollywood – and began his professional career with the Red Sox organization.
Posted Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 - 3:49 PM PST
