The Rays replaced Steven Souza with Carlos Gomez 1 yr/$4 M, approximately what Souza cost in salary. Souza is probably a bit better as a player at this point, but the Rays were able to get reasonably close talent and a nice haul of prospects to boot. Nice series of moves for them. Gomez was on my radar for the Giants but I never heard his name seriously mentioned in connection with them. I would prefer Gomez for Austin Jackson for about the same price, although we don't know that the Giants could have gotten Gomez for the same price as the Rays. The Giants may also have felt that Gomez' hot dog personality might not have fit on the team.
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The Marlins added a RH bat to their OF by signing Cameron Maybin to a 1 year/$3.5 M contract. I really like Maybin's chances of finally having a breakout season, but he has to stay healthy for 600 PA which he has never really been able to do. Again, I liked him a lot more than Austin Jackson for the Giants, but again, we don't know that the Giants could have had him for the same price and the injury history might have scared the Giants off. They were looking for certainty, or as close as you can come to it in baseball, and Maybin is close to the opposite of certainty.
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Bobby Evans again said the Giants and Madison Bumgarner have a mutual interest in a contract extension but said there are currently not talks in that direction. That could come later in the spring, but I don't see how the Giants sign Bummy to an extension this year and still stay under the CBT threshold so I doubt it's going to happen this spring. Of course, I am on record as saying the Giants should not give Bummy a big, longterm contract with that much mileage on his arm.
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According to CSN Bay Area, the reason they signed Austin Jackson is his ability to backup all 3 OF positions until Duggar is ready for MLB. I'm with you liking Maybin better, but if Duggar can come up and give the team a good defensive centerfield that would give the team big spark.
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IF Hunter Pence continues his slide, it behooves the Giants to protect the position beyond rookies Slater and Duggar. SF should protect Parker and Williamson, if either or both are out of options. Whether they are "good" or not, they are pretty much major league ready and very probably would be lost if DFA'd.
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Apparently Mac has an option and Parker does not.
DeleteBumgarner is "set" to start the season for the 5th consecutive time, next year, the last of his contract, would tie him with Juan Marichal for MOST for the Giants (in the SF era).
ReplyDeleteWould you, Doc, have that be the end?
What if he were to sign with the Dodgers (following in the Great One's footsteps)?
That would certainly signify the End of the World as we know it, no?
I watched Juan Marichal pitch wearing a Dodgers uniform. It was tough, but wasn’t the end of the world.
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