Pablo Sandoval could be a hot commodity after helping the Giants return to the World Series. (USATSI)
This covers the team by potentially bringing in a high draft pick as compensation and minimizes a potential backlash from fans of The Panda. However, it likely marks the end of the Panda's walk with the Giants unless he sprouts wings and lifts the Giants to victory as a World Series MVP. It would be hard to let him slip by SF after that.
from CBSSports.com
No talks since spring but Giants will extend qualifying offer to Sandoval - CBSSports.com:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Giants and third baseman Pablo Sandoval haven't had contract talks since spring training and that won't change until after the World Series ends, but the Giants will extend the $15.3 million qualifying offer to Sandoval, according to people familair with their thinking.'via Blog this'
The Giants and Sandoval weren't on the same page in spring, with the team said to be most interested in a three-year deal at the time, and Sandoval looking for something in the nine-figure range, as was reported here early in the season.
While the Giants have been too busy to rekindle the talks, some people with the team weren't necessarily thrilled to see reports of interest from the Red Sox leak into the Boston papers at this juncture. Teams technically aren't supposed to discuss players on other teams who interest them, but it is common practice, and not enforceable in cases where no attribution is cited.
Several other teams are expected to be interested, not just Boston, following Sandoval's fine finish and third productive postseason appaerance (he is a .333 career hitter in the postseason, with a .932 OPS). The Marlins have been rumored as a possible suitor and it will be interesting to see what the Yankees do at third base with Alex Rodriguez likely to be more of a DH type. Other teams could try for Sandoval after he finished at .279 with 16 home runs following an awful start. He was hitting .171 as late as May 9.
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