Brandon Belt avoids arbitration

[moxie]

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[tzill]

http://twitter.com/hankschulman/status/436018432211820544

This is essentially the midpoint between what he was seeking and what the Giants offered. Now, they'll hammer out a 3 year extension to buy out his arb years.

Good deal.

 

[tzill]

By my count, this puts payroll at $151.5MM heading into ST. Includes $7MM for Zeets. Could change a little depending upon who the last two relievers are (I estimated $1MM for those two) and who the last two position players are (Abreu is 0.7MM and JCP is 0.5), but that number will be pretty close.

 

[Heathbar012]

By my count, this puts payroll at $151.5MM heading into ST. Includes $7MM for Zeets. Could change a little depending upon who the last two relievers are (I estimated $1MM for those two) and who the last two position players are (Abreu is 0.7MM and JCP is 0.5), but that number will be pretty close.

Would there be anything sweeter than the Giants spending $125 million less than the Dodgers and still winning the division (other than a World Championship a month later)?

 

[Mays-Fan]

Would there be anything sweeter than the Giants spending $125 million less than the Dodgers and still winning the division (other than a World Championship a month later)?

I think Belt, barring injury, will have an even more breakout year in 2014. Like 24 HR / 95 RBI / .300 avg / .880 OPS.

Together, Belt/Posey/Pence/Panda just might hit 100 HR with close to 400 RBI.

Crawford will surprise as well - 14 / 60 / .260 / .740.

If we can stay healthy, there will be a synergy to our hitting that we have not seen for a long time over the course of a season.

It will be our hitting that will get us into the playoffs.

 

[tzill]

I think Belt, barring injury, will have an even more breakout year in 2014. Like 24 HR / 95 RBI / .300 avg / .880 OPS.

Together, Belt/Posey/Pence/Panda just might hit 100 HR with close to 400 RBI.

Crawford will surprise as well - 14 / 60 / .260 / .740.

If we can stay healthy, there will be a synergy to our hitting that we have not seen for a long time over the course of a season.

It will be our hitting that will get us into the playoffs.

I dunno; if our pitching is bottom third in the NL again, we won't be going to the playoffs. I agree that our offense should be top third. If the pitching and defense are around 6-8 in the NL, our hitting will get us there.