Members of the Giants fanbase who were hoping for a wholesale non-tender of arbitration eligible players to clear payroll for a run at Juan Soto or other super-high priced free agents were disappointed yesterday as they agreed to term with Mike Yastrzemski OF and Austin Warren RHP, tendered contracts to Lamonte Wade Jr 1B, Tyler Rogers RHP and Camilo Doval RHP. They no-tendered Kai-Wei Teng RHP(announced two days ago) and Ethan Small LHP. Although there were many non-tenders of recognizable names around the league, all of the retained Giants players are projected to generate positive value compared to market prices for equal performance so retaining them is a smart move. They can still be traded if the Giants decide they need the payroll space to sign a star free agent or two, but Alex Pavlovic commented that the Giants starting OF is likely set with YtY in RF, Jung Hoo Lee in CF and Heliot Ramos in LF. If that' turns out to be the case, it will also likely not resonate well with certain corners of the fanbase. Here is the list of transactions:
Mike Yastrzemski- $9.25 M($250 K under MLBTR projected salary).
Lamonte Wade Jr- Contract tendered. MLBTR projected salary-
Tyler Rogers RHP- Contract tendered. MLBTR projected salary-
Camilo Doval RHP- Contract Tendered. MLBTR projected salary-
Austin Warren RHP- "major league deal". Likely league minimum($740 K).
Kai-Wei Teng RHP- Non-tender(can still be resigned as a minor league FA).
Ethan Small LHP- non-tendered(can still be resigned as a minor league FA).
The flurry of transactions leaves the Giants with 39 players on the 40-man roster which would seem to indicate they may be planning to sign a free agent in the near future or they have plans to be active in the upcoming Rule 5 Draft.
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