Giants are at their payroll limit

[sfgiants5518]

At least we'll keep our 1st round pick.

[Leandres_sf]

That's his expected contract.

I was hoping he Giants could get him at 3/45. Wile I don't want the Giants to commit $75mil to Swisher, I don't think it's nuts to pay Hairston 2/5 to avoid having Pill on the bench.

[hd1906]

Then I'd stay away from that. I've pretty much said I'd like him at about 12-13M/year, but not 15M/year.

Now you see

[sfgiants5518]

I was hoping he Giants could get him at 3/45. Wile I don't want the Giants to commit $75mil to Swisher, I don't think it's nuts to pay Hairston 2/5 to avoid having Pill on the bench.

Where do you see 2/5? Last i saw was 2/10..

[Greedy22]

I'd take Swisher at 3/45 for sure, 4/50 would've been ideal.

[Leandres_sf]

Where do you see 2/5? Last i saw was 2/10..

Rush posted it here: http://forums.prosportsdaily.com/sho...2&postcount=46 maybe it was a typo?

[sfgiants5518]

Rush posted it here: http://forums.prosportsdaily.com/sho...2&postcount=46 maybe it was a typo?

I'd love to see a link to that source that Hairston is only looking for 2.5 annually. Not sure why he would lower his price so soon.

[SFrush90]

I got it from someone on here.

[SFrush90]

Now you see

Early on it was expected at 12-13M/year from executives, so that's where I was going off of. At 15M/year, glad they passed. But still doesn't give them a pass for not improving.

[ZitoAce]

dick swisher will be like rownads

[Leandres_sf]

He's a totally different player than Rowand. But I can almost guarantee the Rowand contract will be the main reason they don't sign Swisher.

[GiantsNinersW's]

dick swisher will be like rownads

This.

[SFrush90]

This.

No he won't. That's ridiculous. Swisher is actually a good player.

[sfgiants5518]

I miss Rowand. Honestly i'd offer him a minor league deal to see what he has left. Who knows maybe he can find the fountain of youth and play like he did in his chisox/philly days... could potentially solidify LF.

[BadnewzNiners]

No he won't. That's ridiculous. Swisher is actually a good player.

Rowand was a better fielder and baserunner. Ironically, swisher has played 149 less games then rowand up until this point and has a career war of 26.3 which is one point above Rowland's career war. Considering that, the money rowand recieved and the money swisher wants I'd have to agree with the previous posters comment about swisher being like another rowand.

Thank you fangraphs