Giants are at their payroll limit

[sfgiants5518]

No more room for any costly free agents for #SFGiants in their $140M-ish payroll, up from low 130s.

#SFGiants have 10 players signed nearing $100M: Lincecum, Cain, Zito, Bumgarner, Vogelsong, Pagan, Sandoval, Scutaro Affeldt, Lopez.

Add Pence, and it tops $110M. Then add arb-eligible guys Posey, Romo, Casilla, Blanco Arias, Mijares, Hensley. #SFGiants

Even with Huff, F Sanchez, Wilson and Rowand off books, #SFGiants mostly maxed out on payroll.

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What to look forward to: platoon LF, non roster invitees, rp.. like Hensley.

[SFrush90]

[4GiantWarrior9]

damn, our offseason is done...only thing to look foward to is blaco's platoon partner...wish jonny gomes didn't sign too early in the offseason :/

[chiwetel]

Wow, we might have an almost identical 25-man roster.

[Leandres_sf]

I still don't think the offseason is done. Sabean may get lucky with a cheap signing and some minors deals or even a trade. While its disappointing to miss Out on players like Swisher, I'm glad we didn't end up with Victorino and Orlando Hudson (or someone similar).

[cvietti23]

I think that the giants still get swisher to AAS a little more than Pagans, but for 3 years. How often does San Francisco get HITTERS who WANT to play there? Sabean has to at least check in some more.. If Swisher really wants to play in SF, he will have to take closer to $10m per year rather than the $15m per year he was hoping for. But I really think he is a giant considering he WANTS to play here, and he is the nearest to perfect player for the Giants available (not just this offseason, including over the past couple seasons, ha)

I think that the giants still get swisher to AAS a little more than Pagans, but for 3 years. How often does San Francisco get HITTERS who WANT to play there? Sabean has to at least check in some more.. If Swisher really wants to play in SF, he will have to take closer to $10m per year rather than the $15m per year he was hoping for. But I really think he is a giant considering he WANTS to play here, and he is the nearest to perfect player for the Giants available (not just this offseason, including over the past couple seasons, ha)

[sfgiants5518]

Here's a list of possible platoon partners for Blanco (w/ numbers vs LHP):

Matt Diaz - .269/.329/.410

Scott Hairston - .286/.317/.550

Reed Johnson - .311/.354/.444

Juan Rivera - .260/.312/.433

Ryan Raburn - .256/.297/.477

Ben Francisco - .213/.265/.362

Ryan Spilborghs - .267/.279/.323

Cody Ross/Ryan Ludwick too expensive.

[SFrush90]

I think that the giants still get swisher to AAS a little more than Pagans, but for 3 years. How often does San Francisco get HITTERS who WANT to play there? Sabean has to at least check in some more.. If Swisher really wants to play in SF, he will have to take closer to $10m per year rather than the $15m per year he was hoping for. But I really think he is a giant considering he WANTS to play here, and he is the nearest to perfect player for the Giants available (not just this offseason, including over the past couple seasons, ha)

I'd like to believe you, but we've heard them say this before and if I'm correct, it turned out to be the truth.

[Leandres_sf]

Here's a list of possible platoon partners for Blanco (w/ numbers vs LHP):

Matt Diaz - .269/.329/.410

Scott Hairston - .286/.317/.550

Reed Johnson - .311/.354/.444

Juan Rivera - .260/.312/.433

Ryan Raburn - .256/.297/.477

Ben Francisco - .213/.265/.362

Ryan Spilborghs - .267/.279/.323

Cody Ross/Ryan Ludwick too expensive.

All of those guys seem realistic. Rivera, Johnson and Hairston seem like Sabean-type players.

[Bowman53]

No longer holding out any hope for Swisher. Surrendering a first round pick is probably part of the reason they didn't pursue him harder.

[SFrush90]

Here's a list of possible platoon partners for Blanco (w/ numbers vs LHP):

Matt Diaz - .269/.329/.410

Scott Hairston - .286/.317/.550

Reed Johnson - .311/.354/.444

Juan Rivera - .260/.312/.433

Ryan Raburn - .256/.297/.477

Ben Francisco - .213/.265/.362

Ryan Spilborghs - .267/.279/.323

Cody Ross/Ryan Ludwick too expensive.

I think I'd take Raburn, Hairston, or Johnson.

Raburn had very impressive numbers from 2009-2011 as the starter vs lefties.

2011- .274/.321/.486

2010- .295/.363/.566

2009- .278/.382/.594

But those numbers also show a pattern of declining OBP/SLG so that makes me wary of getting him. So I think I'd narrow it down to Hairston or Johnson.

[Leandres_sf]

I think I'd take Raburn, Hairston, or Johnson.

Raburn had very impressive numbers from 2009-2011 as the starter vs lefties.

2011- .274/.321/.486

2010- .295/.363/.566

2009- .278/.382/.594

But those numbers also show a pattern of declining OBP/SLG so that makes me wary of getting him.

After looking at it a bit, I think Reed Johnson would be my #1 choice from that list. Raburn is interesting, he's had a few good seasons, but he was down last year.

[sfgiants5518]

After looking at it a bit, I think Reed Johnson would be my #1 choice from that list. Raburn is interesting, he's had a few good seasons, but he was down last year.

I like Reed too. I wanted us to acquire him last trade deadline.

[otatop]

Standing pat worked great in 2011, really looking forward to next season now.

[dodgersuck]

Standing pat worked great in 2011, really looking forward to next season now.

Different situation. We don't have to rely on Uribe, Renteria, Burrell, and Huff having career years. Also Posey was injured in 2011.