I'm going to try to throw up a short post for each notable free agent signing signing this winter. And yes, most of them will probably be just as timely as this one.

Giants sign Jeremy Affeldt for two years, $8MM.
Analysis: Szymborski, Law, Me.

The consensus on this one is that it's a nice move for San Francisco, which is strange, since that's not really their style. They're starting to put together a pretty nice pitching staff; now if they could just get one position player over that 110 OPS+ barrier they'd be set.

When I first saw that it was two years, I figured between $10MM and $12MM; seems like Affeldt gave the Giants a nice discount here at $4MM/year, especially considering the length. I read somewhere (can't remember where) that Affeldt felt like he overplayed his hand before signing with the Reds last January; maybe that experience played into him making such a quick decision this time.

Now for the fun part:

How would you rate the Giants' signing of Jeremy Affeldt (2yrs, $8MM)?
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Original Story: http://vegaswatch.net/2008/11/affeldt...