Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported Tuesday night the San Francisco Giants have re-signed second baseman Marco Scutaro to a three-year deal worth $20 million. The 37-year-old was a huge piece to the Giants championship puzzle upon arriving from the Colorado Rockies on July 27 batting .362 in 61 games. Scutaro continued his great play in the [...]
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Marco Scutaro had a great post season in 2012, winning the NLCS MVP and helping the San Francisco Giants win the World Series. A free agent this off-season the 37-year-ol infielder has multiple suitors who appear willing to over pay.
The latest report about Scutaro comes from Buster Onley who says that the bidding on the infielder has reached three years and $24 million. San Francisco...
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The bidding for Marco Scutaro is getting out of control
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December 04, 2012
Bidding for free agent shortstop Marco Scutaro is turning into a three team race between the Giants, Cardinals, and Yankees (of course). The contracts being offered for Scutaro's services have escalated to the point where he has a three year, $24 million offer on the table from the Giants (apparently).
To me, this seems like a lot of money for a player's age 37 through...
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December 04, 2012
Giants, Scutaro reach three-year deal
The San Francisco Giants have reached agreement with free-agent second baseman Marco Scutaro on a three-year, $20 million deal, pending a physical.
With the deal, the Giants have retained their Nos. 1 and 2 hitters in Angel Pagan and Scutaro.
The Giants re-signed Pagan on Monday for $40 million over four years.
Earlier Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals emerged as a surprise player...
Winter Meeting Signings: Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro
Via San Francisco Giants Baseball (SF Giants Rumors)
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December 07, 2012
The Winter Meetings has come and gone… Your San Francisco Giants went in with a simple game plan, and that was to sign outfielder Angel Pagan, and infielder Marco Scutaro.
However, the game plan wasn’t that easy to execute. Both of these players were attracting a lot of attention in the free agent market. In the end, they both decided to return to the Giants.
Pagan was the...
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December 07, 2012
Marco Scutaro agrees to three-year deal with Giants
Via The Outside Corner
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December 05, 2012
Hours after we discussed the lunacy surrounding teams courting Marco Scutaro, the free agent middle infielder has agreed to return to the Giants on a three-year deal worth $20 million. This is a slight drop from the three years and $24 million Scutaro was rumored to have on the table from the Giants earlier tonight.
As opposed to a near 50% raise that Scutaro would have gotten...
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Scutaro stays with the Giants for three more years
Via The Capital Sports Report
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December 05, 2012
By Anthony Caruso III
The Capital Sports Report
Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer
The San Fransisco Giants have reached an agreement with infielder Marco Scutaro.
Marco Scutaro
Scutaro re-signs with the team for three-years, $20 million dollar deal. He only needs to pass a physical before the deal becomes official.
The St. Louis Cardinals were interested in signing Scutaro, before...
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December 05, 2012
Reports: Scutaro re-signs with Giants
Via Pro Sports Daily
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December 05, 2012
After winning the World Series, the San Francisco Giants' top offseason priorities were retaining free agents Jeremy Affeldt, Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro. Mission accomplished. Scutaro became the third member of the trio to re-sign with the Giants, agreeing Tuesday night to a three-year, $20 million contract, according to multiple media reports. After arriving from the...
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December 05, 2012
Marco Scutaro and Irrational Exuberance
Via Fangraphs
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December 04, 2012
There are times when a player undergoes a dramatic transformation and essentially forces us to abandon everything we knew about that player previously. Cliff Lee. Jose Bautista. R.A. Dickey. It happens. Guys reinvent themselves, and as a result, their new contracts reflect the recent reality, not the average of all their Major League seasons.
And sometimes, guys have monster...
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December 04, 2012
Pagan, Scutaro complete contracts with Giants
Center fielder Angel Pagan and second baseman Marco Scutaro have completed their new contracts with the San Francisco Giants.
Both players signed Friday after passing physicals, vice president of baseball operations Bobby Evans said. Pagan received a $40 million, four-year contract Monday, then Scutaro reached agreement a day later on a $20 million, three-year deal with the World...
Giants keep Bochy, Sabean around for 2013; Scutaro is next
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The Giants bring back Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy, while they try to re-sign Marco Scutaro.
With the hot stove heating up for the Giants this offseason, they did make a big move today by picking up Bruce Bochy and Brian Sabean’s 2013 option.
Bochy has managed the Giants for the past six seasons and holds a 503-469 record. He led the team with a well-managed bullpen in both the...
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December 04, 2012
The Giants lock up Pagan and Scutaro
The Giants locked up two crucial players in the last two days. Angel Pagan signed for $40 million and four years and Marco Scutaro signed for a $20 million 3-year deal.
These are excellent moves on Brian Sabean’s part. Without Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro, the Giants don’t make it to the World Series. It’s that simple.
Although Pagan is 31, and had only two out of seven seasons...
Scutaro a hot name
Via MLB Buzz
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December 04, 2012
Marco Scutaro is turning into a hot free agent.
The St. Louis Cardinals are emerging as a surprise player in the Scutaro sweepstakes, according to major-league sources, and the New York Yankees are another club with likely interest.
The Cardinals would play Scutaro at second base, enabling them to take their time developing top prospect Kolten Wong, and use Daniel Descalso...
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December 04, 2012
SF Giants Rumors: Swisher Has San Francisco On His Radar, Ludwick and Hairston Options, Scutaro Offer On The Table
Via San Francisco Giants Baseball (SF Giants Rumors)
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December 04, 2012
Ken Davidoff of the New York Post says (via Twitter) since the San Francisco Giants have Angel Pagan back in the mix. They’ve spoken with Nick Swisher‘s representatives, but are thinking smaller (Ryan Ludwick, Scott Hairston). Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com says (via Twitter) Swisher would like to play for the Giants. In another tweet, he points out that it makes sense that Swisher...
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Rauuuuuuuul 2.0? Phillies Reportedly Interested in a Raul Ibañez Reunion
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Consider me surprised to hear this news: Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reports that the Phillies have "expressed interest" in former Phillies outfielder and 2012 postseason hero Raul Ibañez: Could #Yankees lose on Ibanez too? Source says #Mariners, #Rangers, #Phillies all have expressed interest. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 5, 2012...
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December 05, 2012
Rumor Mill: Mets working on trade not involving Dickey
Via Mets Chronicle
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December 05, 2012
Rumor Mill:
The Mets are sitting on a number of potential trades for Dickey, tweets David Lennon of Newsday. He says that if a team caves and adds a necessary piece, a deal could be done quickly. The Mets are also working on a trade for an outfielder that does not involve Dickey.
Dickey is seeking a two-year deal worth roughly $30MM, writes Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, while...
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December 05, 2012
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