Dan Giese
Pitcher
Born: (1977-05-19) May 19, 1977 (age 46)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2007, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 15, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–8
Earned run average4.22
Strikeouts47
Teams

Daniel Joshua Giese (/ˈɡaɪs/ GHYSSE; born May 19, 1977) is an American professional baseball pitcher and scout. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Oakland Athletics. He is a scout for the Yankees.

Career

Early career

Giese graduated from Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California, and then graduated from the University of San Diego, where he played college baseball for the Toreros from 1996-1998.[1][2]

The Boston Red Sox selected Giese in the 34th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. The Red Sox traded Giese to the San Diego Padres with Brad Baker in exchange for Alan Embree on June 23, 2002.[3]

Giese spent the 2002 season and the first month of 2003 in the Padres minor league system before being traded for future considerations to the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]

Giese pitched for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons and Double-A Reading Phillies from 2004 through 2006. He briefly retired during the 2005 season and finished his degree from the University of San Diego.[5]

San Francisco Giants

On January 8, 2007, Giese signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[4] He was a non-roster invitee to the team's spring training. Giese made his MLB debut with the Giants on September 8, 2007, tossing two scoreless innings in a 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.[6] Giese made eight relief appearances with the Giants, recording an ERA of 4.82.[7]

New York Yankees

Giese signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees in the 2007-2008 offseason.[8][9] The Yankees purchased Giese's contract from Triple-A on June 3, 2008, and added him to the active roster.[10] He was optioned back to Triple-A one-day later. Giese was called up again on June 6, 2008, due to an injury to Chris Britton.[11]

On June 8, 2008, Giese pitched 2+2⁄3 innings of hitless relief for his first major league victory.[12] On June 21, Giese made his first career start against the Cincinnati Reds replacing the injured Chien-Ming Wang, tossing 6+2⁄3 innings while allowing three runs (all unearned) in a 6-0 loss.[13] On August 15, 2008, Giese was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right rotator cuff tendinitis.[14] After recovering, Giese returned to the Yankee bullpen with a scoreless inning of relief against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 2, 2008.[15]

On April 4, 2009, Giese was designated for assignment to make room for infielder Ramiro Peña.[16]

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics claimed Giese off of waivers on April 8.[17] He would pitch in seven games (one start) for the Athletics, going 0-3 with a 5.32 ERA.[7] On May 18, Giese was placed on the disabled list due to a nerve issue in his right elbow.[18] He had season-ending Tommy John surgery in June, and was expected to miss 12 to 18 months.[19] In October 2009, he was granted free agency. On January 27, 2010, Giese re-signed with the A's on a minor league contract.[20] He began the season with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, making eight relief appearances while recording a 1.74 ERA before suffering a torn labrum.[5][7] He announced his retirement after the season.[5]

Scouting

In January 2014, the Yankees hired Giese as a scout.[21] When Kevin Reese was promoted to director of player development in 2017, the Yankees promoted Giese to succeed Reese as director of professional scouting.[22]

Personal life

Giese and his wife Shannon were married on December 28, 2001. Their daughter Avery was born on January 7, 2006.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Dan Giese Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  2. ^ "University of San Diego Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Heuschkel, David (March 21, 2005). "The Best Of Theo". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "TSN: MLB-GIANTS - Canada's Sports Leader". TSN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Jennings, Chad (November 4, 2010). "Dream fulfilled, Dan Giese retires". The LoHud Yankees Blog. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score, September 8, 2007". Baseball-Reference. September 8, 2007. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Dan Giese Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Laurila, David (December 9, 2007). "Prospectus Q&A: Dan Giese". Baseball Prospectus. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  9. ^ Schulman, Henry (September 14, 2007). "Vizquel could return for 4th season in S.F". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  10. ^ "Girardi: Posada may return to Yanks on Thursday". ESPN. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Price, Ed (June 6, 2008). "Britton to DL; Giese recalled". NJ.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Joba goes 4-plus innings to help Yankees dump Royals". ESPN. June 8, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Bans, Willie (June 21, 2008). "Plenty of positives from Giese's outing". New York Yankees. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Amid shakeups, Yankees lose 4-3 to Royals". WSTM-TV. August 16, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Nady backs Mussina's solid effort to extend Yanks' playoff hopes". ESPN. September 3, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  16. ^ McCarron, Anthony (April 4, 2009). "Yanks don't stop short with Pena, he wins job". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  17. ^ "A's claim RHP Giese off waivers from Yankees". ESPN. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "A's Giese goes on DL; Nomar back Wednesday?". ESPN. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ^ Slusser, Susan (June 6, 2009). "A's Beat: Sweeney OK with playing in pain". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  20. ^ Dierkes, Tim (February 1, 2010). "Minor League Transactions: Clark, Hammock, Loux". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  21. ^ Hoch, Bryan (January 30, 2014). "Yankees announce five additions to Major League scouting department". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  22. ^ "Why Yankees tabbed Reese to lead next youth movement". February 20, 2018.

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