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Chris
Chris

I'm not sure how I feel about Figgins. Initially, I'm not all that opposed to him. Good OBP, good defense, adds some runs by his very good baserunning. His player-type seems to age well, too. I'm not sure he's a .350 wOBA hitter going forward, but he should be a league average guy with the bat while playing pretty good defense. I guess it all depends on how much he'll be valued on the market. But, I think I kinda like the idea of him at 3B.

daveinexile
daveinexile

I see Figgens at $10-12MM a year for 2 year ( or even a Frucal $30MM/3yr) >>>> then Fred Sanchez at well over $4MM base of 2 years. Figgens have not had an over a 42.9 Swing % in about 7 years. Sanchez has had over a 50 Swing% for the last 4 seasons. The OBP & wOBA is not close in my opinion. If the Giants are going to go out of the ~$4MM/year market for 2nd basemen that’s the risk I want them to run. I think the front office will want to make a splash with a “name” and Figgens might be our best ( least damaging) bet. At this point I would prefer the ~$4MM/ year at 2nd base crowd though. Try and get Everett for like a 1 & 1 or maybe straight up 2 seasons to be insurance policy and spell Renteria (both in starts and as a late game defense replacement) and be around to buy time for the farm Short Stops to climb the ladder. Personally I would inclined to try an year contract on an injury risk guy in Beltre or Nick Johnson if the base price is reasonable. But Sabean is here to stay so these things are not likely to happen.

marcello
marcello

Am I the only one who wants no part of Figgins? Wrong side of 30? Check. Coming off a career year? Check. Substandard free agency class? Check. Sabean has a track record of overpaying FAs? Check. All the ingredients are here for a massive overpay.

delorean
delorean

Nothing quasi-defensive about that statement -- it's full-on defensive. One wonders if Sabean might be a better GM if he were able to set aside his hard-headed (and frankly insane) commitment to covering his ass at the expense of building a winning ballclub.

Chris
Chris

David Eckstein? Professional hitter. Plays the game the right way. Grinds out at-bats. Plays hard. Great clubhouse presence. Will help teach the young guys how to play the game.

MarkOC
MarkOC

C'mon, David Eckstein would be a better fit!

daveinexile
daveinexile

You’re both wrong. It will be 3 years ~$20MM for Fred Sanchez, 4 years ~$40MM for Bay, 3 years ~ $18MM for Uribe to start at 3rd, & Molinia for another 2 years in the cleanup spot (because you can’t chance hurting his feelings). This might be the worst off season, as Giants’ fan, I can remember since when the Giants were on the way to Tampa. I look at Figgens and Holiday and just know this team will sign neither one ( because it would block the above moves) or offer up an 8 year contract. I see a cheap + defensive SS in Everett and realize they will never go near him. It is just so beyond frustrating.