Susan Slusser

SF Chronicle senior baseball beat reporter, on 🦋 same handle 🏳️‍🌈

[Susan Slusser @susanslusser]

@Jay_HorwitzPR Wonderful! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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@BasebMaven I believe he is no longer working for them at all.

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Pat Burrell tells me he is staying with the Giants org. He’s not sure the role yet and has yet to talk to Tony Vitello but he’s looking forward to whatever opportunity presents itself. He’s such a positive presence, he seems to be someone who’d click really well with Vitello.

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Per Giants, they’ve traded reliever Reiver Sanmartin to the Nationals for RHP Robert Cranz.

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@DeanoRifles777 👋🏻 again! 😆🎶🎵

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The Royals have hired Hunter Mense as their new hitting coach, sources tell me and @mi_guardado. Mense had been the hitting coach with the Giants.

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@DeanoRifles777 See you from the barrier! Cheers Deano! 🎶🎵

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Sorry to see Tristan Beck placed on unconditional release waivers and a little surprised the Giants put José Buttó on the waiver wire; here are the rest of today’s moves:

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@RFWill149 Oh so sweeet!!

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Join me and @JeremyAffeldt as we look at roster moves, the Arizona Fall League and the possible return of a true Giant: https://t.co/Zp3vNXM8eZ

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The other moves:

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Grant McCray was claimed on waivers by the Mariners per Giants.

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It's a new @SplashHitPod where @scottostler and I consider the plight of the fans after a rough year, continued lack of success, losing Mike Krukow and more: https://t.co/OEs7o8Bbss

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@MikeDiGiovanna @MLB I’m so sorry, Mike. It was a privilege to share a press box with Ross.

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What a loss to the baseball writer community, a true great and a lovely person. A pleasure to read and even more so to know.

[Mike DiGiovanna @MikeDiGiovanna]

If there was a Mount Rushmore of ball writers, Ross Newhan would be on it. He was a giant in the biz, a Hall-of-Famer who spent much of his 43-year career covering @MLB for the LA Times. He was a mentor to myself and so many others, a friend to all. Ross died today at 89. RIP💔

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@jammirat Big fan of large scouting depts in all areas but esp pro scouts and seems like very good and successful orgs agree. Don’t see the downside when you’re spending so much on analyst/front office salaries why not also invest in info on the ground. Not just eyes - ears. Important imo

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@MLBPlayerAnalys He was sked for TJ surgery with Meister after the season. If you mean with flexor tendon repair never heard indication it was more than UCL but sometimes more discovered during surgery. Again no indications that was the case. Team has not provided surgery update.

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Blade Tidwell says Dr Keith Meister will do his Tommy John surgery

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@Sjmbam4760 This is a clip from the beginning of what I said. I concluded they should not. Misleading clip tbh. Podcast is available if you need to verify, but thanks for the nice works 🙄

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@Jack_assPenguin What I concluded - this clip doesn’t contain where I landed on this. This was prequel.

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@ajhayes65 If you listen to the pod my actual conclusion was no they shouldn’t. This is just a clip that’s not reflective of my summation.