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San Francisco Giants: Angel Pagan’s Top Five Moments as a Giant

By Michael Saltzman
Jul 10, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants left fielder Angel Pagan (16) salutes after scoring a run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 10, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants left fielder Angel Pagan (16) salutes after scoring a run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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The San Francisco Giants traded Willie Mac Award winner Andres Torres and relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez, both of whom helped the Giants win their 1st championship since 1954, to bring in Angel Pagan after the 2011 season. Pagan had a checkered career in New York, and there were some who wondered whether Pagan would ever showcase his potential for a full season.

One year later, the San Francisco Giants had a second championship and Pagan was offered a four year, $40 million contract to stay a Giant. Pagan had a career year in 154 games in 2011, with a slashline of .288/.338/.440 that included a team high 15 triples.

Pagan was never able to stay on the field after that, with injuries being the key factor in his absence in the outfield. In 2016, Pagan was moved to left field to compensate for the addition of free agent Denard Span and also improve the team’s defense. For most of the season, however, Pagan seemed to outperform Span and that will ultimately be his legacy as a Giant.

That will always be part of the Angel Pagan legacy as a Giant. What he did for the Giants and also what he could have done for the Giants had he stayed healthy.

When fans seemed to doubt Pagan the most, however, he tended to outplay expectations. Sometimes that happened in the oddest of moments.

Honorable Mention: We can’t write a piece on Angel Pagan without at least mentioning his take down of a fan who ran onto the field during a game this season.

Giants play by play announcers Dave Flemming and Jon Miller give us the blow by blow of the Angel Pagan takedown.

In one of the more odd scenes you will see on a field, a man jumped out of the stands and began running towards Pagan in left field. He appeared to be offering Pagan a flower and he reached out his hand to suggest he would take it. As the man came close enough, Pagan took the man down to the ground so security to come take him off the field. The World Wrestling Entertainment style move had the fans roaring in the bleachers and throughout AT&T Park. We couldn’t write a piece about Pagan without giving an honorable mentioned to that moment.

So without further delay, here are your top five Angel Pagan moments with the San Francisco Giants.

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