Dan Giese
Width150
PositionPitcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateMay 19, 1977 (age 49)
Birth placeAnaheim, California, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateSeptember 8
Debutyear2007
DebutteamSan Francisco Giants
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateMay 15
Finalyear2009
FinalteamOakland Athletics
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value1–8
Stat3labelEarned run average
Stat3value4.22
Stat4labelStrikeouts
Stat4value47
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 April 16, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  2. ^ "University of San Diego Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team". Baseball Almanac. Archived December 6, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Heuschkel (March 21, 2005). "The Best Of Theo". Hartford Courant. Archived November 13, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "TSN: MLB-GIANTS - Canada's Sports Leader". TSN. Archived February 22, 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  5. ^ Jennings, Chad (November 4, 2010). "Dream fulfilled, Dan Giese retires". The LoHud Yankees Blog. Archived November 5, 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score, September 8, 2007". Baseball-Reference. September 8, 2007. Archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dan Giese Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Archived December 3, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Laurila, David (December 9, 2007). "Prospectus Q&A: Dan Giese". Baseball Prospectus. Archived December 12, 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  9. ^ Schulman (September 14, 2007). "Vizquel could return for 4th season in S.F". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Archived August 4, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  10. ^ "Girardi: Posada may return to Yanks on Thursday". ESPN. June 3, 2008. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  11. ^ Price, Ed (June 6, 2008). "Britton to DL; Giese recalled". NJ.com. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Joba goes 4-plus innings to help Yankees dump Royals". ESPN. June 8, 2008. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Bans, Willie (June 21, 2008). "Plenty of positives from Giese's outing". New York Yankees. Archived June 22, 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Amid shakeups, Yankees lose 4-3 to Royals". WSTM-TV. August 16, 2008. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Nady backs Mussina's solid effort to extend Yanks' playoff hopes". ESPN. September 3, 2008. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 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 November 13, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  17. ^ "A's claim RHP Giese off waivers from Yankees". ESPN. April 8, 2009. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  18. ^ "A's Giese goes on DL; Nomar back Wednesday?". ESPN. May 18, 2009. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  19. ^ Slusser, Susan (June 6, 2009). "A's Beat: Sweeney OK with playing in pain". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate. Archived June 24, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  20. ^ Dierkes, Tim (February 1, 2010). "Minor League Transactions: Clark, Hammock, Loux". MLB Trade Rumors. Archived February 4, 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  21. ^ Hoch, Bryan (January 30, 2014). "Yankees announce five additions to Major League scouting department". MLB.com. Archived March 28, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  22. ^ "Why Yankees tabbed Reese to lead next youth movement". February 20, 2018.