Giants apparently tell Jimmy Rollins he will not make team

Though the Giants made no formal announcement, they apparently told the 38-year-old who was the 2007 NL Most Valuable Player that he was not going to make the team.

“We talked to Jimmy,” manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday before the Giants boarded buses for the airport and their trip north.

Which means the Giants apparently offered Rollins a chance to play in this weekend’s Bay Bridge Series games in San Francisco and Oakland, with Saturday’s final game a stone’s throw from where he grew up in Alameda.

[...] he made virtually no hard contact during the spring games and had only three hits until he hit two doubles against the Reds on Monday.

Hill was headed for the team flight, which is significant because he survived a Tuesday deadline to be cut or paid a $100,000 retention bonus for agreeing not to opt out of his minor-league contract.

How could he not be after hitting is third ninth-inning, game-winning homer Tuesday.

The Giants were down 7-5 in the ninth before he hit a three-run no-doubter against Cubs prospect Pierce Johnson, his eighth of the spring, including one against Puerto Rico.

Former Giants Matt Williams and Cody Ross have been hired to do pregame and postgame studio appearances for the club’s TV network. …

Eduardo Nuñez played catch from about 150 feet, showing no apparent discomfort in his throwing shoulder.

The Giants hit three homers in the ninth and came from behind for a win that ended their Arizona schedule at 17-16, counting the game against the Puerto Rican World Baseball Classic team.

Chris Marrero’s three-run homer against Pierce Johnson gave the Giants the lead.

In a four-run sixth, he let three straight left-handed hitters reach base, on a single, double and walk. …