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Javier Lopez Profile

Javier Lopez   49 – P   Position: Pitcher Bats: Left, Throws: Left Height: 6’4″, Weight: 225 lbs. Born: July 11, 1977 Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico High School: Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia College: University of Virginia Drafted By: Arizona Diamondbacks (4th round, 133rd pick) in the 1998 amateur draft. Signed: June 6, 1998 Major League Debut...

Lucky Lefties, and Less is More: An Analysis of the Giants Offseason

Ned Flanders is a crafty lefty. It should surprise no one familiar with this site when I say that we haven’t been blogging much; not counting writing done for other sites, I haven’t written an original article for over seven months. To break my blogging fast, I couldn’t decide if I wanted to recap the offseason, or analyze the contracts to Jeremy Affeldt and Javier...
Via Two Guys, a Glove and a Coke Bottle  |  February 09, 2012

KNBR Conversation with SF Giants' Javier Lopez

This week's KNBR Conversation is with newly re-signed Giants reliever Javier Lopez, who was interviewed by Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey on Nov. 1, the one-year anniversary of the team's championship. Q: Happy...
Via SFgate  |  November 05, 2011

Hot Stove: Giants Budget Math Looks Bleak

With the signing of Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez the MLB Hot Stove season has officially kicked off for the Giants. With that in mind I think it is a good time to take a look at how much of the Giants budget will be left to spend on Free Agents this off season. To get an idea I pulled up the Giants from Cot's Contracts and took a look at what MLB Trade Rumors projects for...
Via The Crazy Crabbers  |  October 31, 2011

Analysis of Giants Bringing Back Lopez and Affeldt

Well it seems that so far the game plan for this off season is the same as last year, keep the band together and hope for the best. The Giants have announced that they have signed Javier Lopez to a two year $8.5 million deal and picked up Jeremy Affeldt's $5 million dollar option. Lets take a look at how these deals shape up for the Giants. First up Javier Lopez and his two...
Via The Crazy Crabbers  |  October 31, 2011

Giants Re-Sign Javier Lopez, Exercise Jeremy Affeldt’s Option

The Giants wasted no time making their first set of offseason moves, as they re-signed Javier Lopez and exercised Jeremy Affeldt‘s option for the 2012 season. Lopez’s contract is worth $8.5MM over the next two years, while Affeldt’s option is worth $5MM. The Lopez deal buys out what would have been his first two free agent years; he’s essentially a LOOGY ...
Via SF Giants Nirvana  |  October 30, 2011

Giants re-sign P Lopez to two-year pact

The San Francisco Giants signed left-handed reliever Javier Lopez to a new two-year deal. Lopez, who was set to become a free agent, will earn $8.5 million over the next two seasons. The Giants also exercised fellow reliever Jeremy Affeldt's option for next year. Lopez, 34, is 7-2 with a 2.38 ERA in 97 games since joining the club in a trade with Pittsburgh in 2010. Affeldt...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  October 30, 2011

The Offseason Has Begun: Giants Sign Lopez

The Giants have resigned Javier Lopez.The lefty got 2 years and $8.5 million.With this move, the Giants seem to be pushing to quickly and (relatively) cheaply set their bullpen so they can move on to the much more pressing matters of the long term contracts of Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum and the upgrading of the offense that sent so many of us sprinting for the bathroom to find a...
Via 24 Days of Magic  |  October 30, 2011

Report: Lopez signs deal with Giants

Left-handed reliever Javier Lopez has agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday. Lopez - one of baseball's most reliable lefties out of the bullpen - had been set to become a free agent before receiving a new deal, confirmed under the condition of anonymity...
Via AP on Fox  |  October 30, 2011

Reliever Lopez agrees to 2-year deal with Giants

Left-handed reliever Javier Lopez has agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday. Lopez - one of baseball's most reliable lefties out of the bullpen - had been set to become a free agent before receiving a new deal, confirmed under the condition of anonymity...
Via AP on Fox  |  October 30, 2011
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