Spring is just around the corner

Can you smell that ? Spring and baseball are just around the corner.  The SF Giants Locked up one of there star arms today in Ryan Vogelsong for two years with a option for 2014.  There has also been reports that there is active dialect between the Giants and Matt Cain.  With the Giants not being as active in the hitting market these are two key moves for them to stay in the race with Arizona for the NL West Crown.  The reports also state that there has been little or no contact with Tim Lincecum about a extension. The two sides are set to exchange arbitration figures in one week. If you remember last year this went right down to the wire final min before a deal was made narrowly avoiding arbitration.  There are several moves the Giants still have to make to solidify there roster not only for 2012 but for a long time to come.  With the moves that the Angels made this off season the reality of signing both Cain and Lincecum to long term deals becomes highly unlikely all though it can be done if both sides are willing to give a little to get the deals done. While the Giants have said they are done in the market there are still several free agents out on the market that could help not only the giants but any team for that matter.  Just a few at the top of the list Cody Ross who played with the giants last year gives you a outfielder who can play all three sports, Cody hit 240 with 14 hr and 52 RBI in a 121 games while being nagged with a Calf injury that he got in spring of last year. There is also a name that some people who are not die hard baseball fans may or may not know. Michael Schlact who was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd Round of the 2004 Amateur Draft and played last year with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the Independent League going 6-4 with a 4.61 ERA in 21 games could be a diamond in the rough for any team that's willing to invite him to there spring camp. Much like Ryan Vogelsong who had been drafted by the giants and never really given a chance Michal Schlact has never stopped trying to live out his dream of not only making the MLB roster but being extremely successful just as Ryan Vogelsong was last year.  Sure there are some more household names on the market, Jeremey Bonderman, Carlos Silva, Ben Sheets, Jarrod Washburn but the less known names are more likely to pan out if there just given the oppertunity.  I am not associated with any organization nor am I a expert on baseball but I am a huge fan of the game and a even bigger fan of the underdog. I believe if you have faith and give your all you will one day be rewarded and the two biggest examples of that I have seen in the past three seasons of MLB are Ryan Vogelsong and Michael Schlact.  I am looking forward to the upcoming season and like I said in the beginning Spring is just around the corner!!!!  God Bless and Go Giants