Aaron Rowand

I appreciate everything Aaron Rowand did for the Phillies. He brought grit and tenacity to the clubhouse, and put up some decent numbers while here only 2 seasons. "The Catch" is a story I'll be telling my son about in years to come. However, I bleed Phillies red and I could give less than two pinches of poop if he ever collects another hit in his career. All I know is that Gillick tried to re-sign Fence-Face to a shorter contract (believed to be 3 years) with substantial money involved... Read Full Story

Aaron Rowand -- or Bacon Pants as The Ladies... affectionately call him -- has agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. The 30-year-old, All-Star centerfielder is expected to bat fifth for the Giants after spending the past two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies -- the last being a career Gold Glove year. Rowand hit .309 with 27 homers and 89 RBIs, nailed 45 doubles, and crossed the plate 105 times in 161 games last season. Way to go, buddy! [SI.com... Read Full Story

Aaron Rowand and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a huge collapse Monday night and gained some much-needed ground on the New York Mets, whose fans are nearing the brink of suicide watch after a fourth straight loss. Rowand prevented the tying and go-ahead runs with a spectacular tumbling catch at the warning track to end the eighth inning, as the Phillies out-played the St. Louis Cardinals 13-11, damn near blowing an 11-run lead earlier in the game. "I'm telling you, you never have enough... Read Full Story

Even with Barry Bonds in '07, the Giants offense was anemic at best. Fast forward to '08 and Bonds is gone and the Giants have not added any significant pieces to their offense. The acquisition of free agent Center fielder Aaron Rowand from the Phillies is a nice addition, however Rowand is now the man. In Philadelphia he had the likes of Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley to support him. Not so in 'Frisco, the names Bip Roberts, Randy Winn and Omar Vizquel are not likely to strike... Read Full Story

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