Anthony DeSclafani, San Francisco Giants conform to three-year, $36 million contract
Right-handed Anthony DeSclafani and the San Francisco Giants agreed on a three-year contract, the team announced on Monday. The contract is valued at $ 36 million as the club imprisoned the 31-year-old who did a successful year-long showcase.
The Giants, who led baseball with 107 wins last season, are aggressively working to rebuild their rotation. Another pitcher the team is pursuing is right-handed Alex Cobb, a source told ESPN Alden Gonzalez.
DeSclafani turned the best season of his career in 2021 after signing with the Giants for $ 6 million and going 13-7 over 167.2 innings with an ERA of 3.17. Primarily a fastball slider pitcher, DeSclafani’s premium control, and the Giants’ excellent defense went well together as he linked a career high with 31 starts.
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San Francisco’s desire to enter the pitching market comes when a potential lockout approaches on December 2nd and a limited amount of rotatable pitching continues to come off the board. Signatories include Justin Verlander, Noah Syndergaard, Eduardo Rodriguez and Andrew Heaney. In the next week, Cobb, left-handed Steven Matz, right-handed Jon Gray and right-handed Corey could find Kluber deals.
The best pitchers in the class – Max Scherzer, Robbie Ray, Kevin Gausman and Marcus Stroman – could wait until after the lockout to sign.
After DeSclafani signs, the Giants’ projected payroll is around $ 100 million, which gives them significant flexibility to track free agents for big and small dollars alike as they try to bolster their lineup and a rotation behind the 25 year old Logan Webb. put together their breakout star by 2021.
You already work with left-handed Alex Wood, who is on a two-year contract worth more than $ 10 million per season.
