The operation, which is awaiting approval authority of the Commissioner, the Giants would get Chris Ray, the right pitcher and a player to be determined. The Giants would also send about $ 2 million in the Rangers, to compensate for the difference is proportional to the wage gap between Ray and Molina.
Manager Bruce Bochy said Molina agreement after the giant flight landed in Denver on Wednesday night. Molina, 35, hugged his teammates, but accompanied them to the hotel.
"They did not say, but it's official," said Molina. "The Commissioner argued that some of the transaction. So they, Bochy, told me he should have known, and if I do not hear in time () today's game, go to the field."
Giants players, coaches and staff recognized Molina, as a leader during his 3 1 / 2 seasons with the club. He did not complain, being miscast in cleaning the place in 2008 and '09. Molina caught both Tim Lincecum Soo Young Award seasons, and his right hand said that his battery mate deserves to share credit for the hardware. And he was 2-time recipient Willie Mac Award, which is voted on by players and reward the most inspirational figure of the team.
But the percentage of corks Molina dropped from 0,442 to 0.332
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this season as he battled a sore left elbow, and not being able to drive the ball, his lack of speed has become even more responsibility.
The Giants were stuck Posey in the lineup at first base after the May 29 promotion, but it was a scrappy move. With Posey shifts behind the house, the giants could put Aubrey Huff or Pablo Sandoval at first base, and release more at-bats, and Edgar Renteria, Aaron Rowand or Nate Schierholtz. In addition, they will look to update the database on the first through trade.
Ray, 28, was 2-0 with a 3.41 ERA and saved in 1 34 1 / 3 innings this season.
He was the Baltimore Orioles' closer in 2006 and missed nearly all of 2008 while rehabbing after elbow reconstruction surgery.
