It’s non-tender day, and there were no surprises for the Giants. They tendered contracts to all six arbitration-eligible players. Here are the projected arbitration salaries from the excellent MLB Trade Rumors. These are just projections, and you figure at some point the front office might approach the Brandons about buying out arbitration years and getting more cost control.
Gregor Blanco – $3.5MM
Yusmeiro Petit – $1.6MM
Brandon Belt – $3.4MM
Travis Ishikawa – $800K
Brandon Crawford – $2.5MM
Hector Sanchez – $1.0MM
The first five guys figure to be on the opening day roster and Sanchez is likely headed for Triple-A, unless he surpasses Andrew Susac in spring training or the Giants trade one of their young catchers to fill a hole elsewhere (Susac might be their most valuable chip as long as Buster Posey catches). As for the rest of the Giants Universe, if you missed it, they met with Jon Lester yesterday in Atlanta, with Bruce Bochy attending the meeting. The bidding for Lester figures to get past the $150 million mark, so it’s a long shot, but the rotation definitely needs a boost.
Alright, as you were …
