Giants to platoon at second base with Mike Fontenot, Freddy Sanchez

PHILADELPHIA -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy usually adheres to the matchup sheet. So he figured to pencil struggling second baseman Freddy Sanchez in Tuesday's lineup, given his 11-for-36 career numbers against Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt.
But Sanchez was on the bench and Mike Fontenot got cheap nfl jerseys
the start -- another sign that second base will be a platoon situation for the foreseeable future.
Sanchez has a .213 average and sickly .277 slugging percentage over his last 49 games. He's hitting .258 overall 41 points below his career average entering the season.
"I think it's fair to say that Freddy's trying to find his swing," Bochy said. "Sometimes you go with the numbers of how they're swinging (right now). This gives Freddy a little time to work on some things."
First-round pick Gary Brown passed a physical and is fully recovered from the broken finger that forced him to miss the NCAA tournament for Cal State-Fullerton, scouting director John Barr said.
Brown and second-rounder Jarrett Parker both signed contracts a few hours before Monday's deadline. They're expected to report to the Giants' minor league complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., to be evaluated.
Todd Wellemeyer's brief tenure as a Giant ended unceremoniously, when the San Francisco 49ers jersey
club requested unconditional release waivers on him. Wellemeyer was 3-5 with a 5.68 ERA in 13 games (11 starts).
It took 74 career decisions before Tim Lincecum lost three consecutive starts. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only Sal "The Barber" Maglie had a longer streak to begin his career. He didn't lose three consecutive until his 76th decision, in 1952.
And this might be the only time Lincecum and "the Barber" appear in the same sentence.
Buster Posey wasn't too nostalgic about returning to Philadelphia, where he first joined the Giants when the club called him to the major leagues last September. That's probably because Posey didn't make his major league debut until a couple days later, at Dodger Stadium.
"Yep, I caught a lot of bullpens here," Posey said, smiling.
Maybe that's why Posey lobbied Bochy to let him play Tuesday's series opener. Buffalo Bills jersey
Bochy had planned to rest the rookie, but he got to the ballpark early and said he had plenty of energy.