Aubrey Huff gets his wish! The Giants will bring back "The Bat" for 1 year / $1M plus incentives reportedly. Not bad if he repeats his .266-18-51 line. When Burrell is hot, it seems like he can carry the middle of the order for a month. When he's cold, well the results in the playoffs speak for themselves. I'm still glad the old gang returns mostly intact.
Reports are coming out that Juan Uribe was offered a matching deal by the Giants, but he was "impressed" that the Dodgers pursued him early and often once the season ended and the free-agent festivities began. Here's a news flash for Mr. Uribe and his agent -- the reason the Dodgers front office had a lot of free time on their hands is as a result of not making the playoffs -- they had more free time in October-early November to plan out their FA strategy. The Giants staff had other concerns -- like planning a World Series parade -- and might have been a bit justified in taking a little bit of a post-season breather to decompress before jumping back to work on next season's roster. Apparently, Juan got his nose a little out of joint over the lack of attention. Greeeaaaatttt.
The Giants will turn their attention to the arbitration cases left on the roster. Reports indicate Johnathan Sanchez, Ramon Martinez, Javier Lopez, Santiago Casilla, Andres Torres and Cody Ross will be pursued. Reliever Chris Ray and utility IF Mike Fontenot may not be re-signed.
Giants may still be looking into acquiring SS's Jason Bartlett or J.J Hardy if the Twins do not tender an offer his way.
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