The Giants non-tendered several players who now become free agents. Perhaps the most notable is lefty reliever Jarlín García. He's been a mainstay of the 'pen, appearing in 58 games in each of the last two seasons, but his 2022 performance was a drop-off from his excellent 2021. He will catch on with another club. Relievers Alex Young (L) and Mauricio Llovera (R) were also let go as was infielder Donovan Walton. Jason Vosler was also notably DFAd (and since non-tendered) earlier. He hit well in 111 PA and was up and down from AAA multiple times but could not stick with the club.
The Giants avoided arbitration with Mike Yastrzemski by signing him to a one-year, $6.5M deal. Southpaw Scott Alexander, who signed a minors deal in May and was promoted to the majors in August, was inked for one year at $1.2M.
Joc Pederson comes back after accepting the Qualifying Offer ($19.6M). Evan Longoria is officially a free agent after the Giants declined their option. He could still return to the team as there is (reportedly) some remaining mutual interest. He says 2023 will be his final go-round. Carlos Rodón declined his option and rejected his QO and hits the open market as perhaps the most desirable FA pitcher. Although Jacob DeGrom and Justin Verlander are also free agents Rodón seems most likely to get a multi-year deal given DeGrom's injury history and Verlander's age. Brandon Belt is a free agent (he accepted a QO last season) and there's been no word about him so far.
The Giants traded a minors OF (Tristan Peters) to the Rays for IF Brett Wisely. He's a lefty hitter who slashed .274/.371/.461 in 500 PA at Montgomery in the Southern League (AA).
Arb-eligible players remaining include Logan Webb, Jakob Junis, J.D. Davis, Austin Slater, John Brebbia, Thairo Estrada, LaMonte Wade, Jr., and Tyler Rogers. The deadline to re-sign those players is in January, otherwise they go to arbitration. Webb, Rogers, and Wade are a free agents in 2026, Davis and Slater in 2025, Brebbia and Junis in 2024. Estrada is under team control until 2027.
RHPs Tristan Beck (AAA), Jose Cruz (A+), and Keaton Winn (AA) were added to the 40-man. SS Marco Luciano and OF Luis Matos were also included. Both will start the year at AA-Richmond. Lefty-hitting middle infielder Isan Díaz was purchased from Miami earlier this year and is also on the 40-man. He has ML experience (145 G) and will likely get a shot to make the team this spring.
MLBTR reports that the Giants are interested in free agent reliever Kenley Jansen who needs no introduction. They have also been linked to NPB right-hander Kodai Senga. I should note that the Dodgers cut ties with Cody Bellinger and he is now a free agent. He's only 27. Some team will take a chance on him. And I refuse to discuss Aaron Judge as I fully expect him to remain with the Yankees.
So, is there someone out there you'd like to see sign with the Giants? (Here's the free agent list.) What moves do the Giants need to make? (I say sign Webb to a multi-year deal and make a big-time offer to Rodón).
--M.C.
4 comments:
Jarlin Garcia, and Vosler are a bit surprising. Vosler was a guy who did better in the majors than the minors. There are a few guys who hit better when pitchers are more around the plate and have better control. While most hitters will do better vs. minor league pitching, there are a few exceptions, although in Vosler's case, the major league sample size is limited.
I'm not sure why Vosler can't stick. He seemed productive. I guess this new guy (Isan Diaz) adds some of the same skills.
Garcia just did not have the same outcomes this year as last. When they picked up Szapucki and signed Alexander it seemed his days were numbered. Both those guys cost a lot less!
David Laurila always has interesting factoids in his Sunday FanGraphs column and here's a bit that I liked:
Willie Stargell had 4,190 total bases and 1,540 RBIs.
Willie McCovey had 4,219 total bases and 1,555 RBIs.
Fred McGriff had 4,458 total bases and 1,550 RBIs.
Also, that Warren Spahn had 363 wins and 363 hits!
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-nolan-jones-hopes-to-turn-4-oclock-into-7-oclock-in-colorado/
These relievers often have up and down years. I expect that if there is no injury, Garcia will have a more up year next year, but of course, it could go the other way. They are hoping for another good year from Brebbia, and maybe he is getting healthier, but toward the end of the season he was giving up quite a few high velocity balls off the bat, he did get a bit lucky in having a few balls caught that could have been home runs if not caught.
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