Roundup: First Free-Agent Signing Goes to the Giants
nytimes.com 11/18/2008 — Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking a two-year, $8 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. >

Giants - Signed Affeldt
baseballthinkfactory.org 11/21/2008 — San Francisco Giants - Signed P Jeremy Affeldt to a 2-year contract. The terms are undisclosed, but I'm guessing that the total value of the contract is in the $7-$10 million range. I hate to be complimentary towards Brian Sabean, but now that ...

Giants ink Jeremy Affeldt to 2 year deal for $8 million
metscitiblog.typepad.com 11/18/2008 — Score one for the Giants, what was Jeremy Affeldt thinking? MLB.com is reporting that the Giants signed the free agent to a 2 year deal worth $8 million. Damaso Marte just got a 3 year deal from the Yankees for $12 million. Affeldt is a 29 year old lefty with a 3-1 strikeout to walk ratio.

Giant Affeldt
hardballtimes.com 11/17/2008 — Jeremy Affeldt, the left-handed reliever from the Reds, signed a two-year deal with the Giants today. The deal is reportedly for $8 million. It doesn't take too many brain cells to call this a very good deal for the Giants. Keith Law ranks Affeldt the 15th-best free agent available (subscription ...

Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
mlbtraderumors.com 11/17/2008 — According to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News , the Giants signed lefty reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year deal.  He was a Type B free agent, so the Reds will receive a sandwich pick for him in the June draft. I'm surprised ...

Giants sign P Affeldt to 2-yr., $8M deal (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 11/18/2008 — Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking an $8 million, two-year deal Monday with the San Francisco Giants. One of Giants general manager Brian Sabean's offseason priorities was to bolster his ...

Giants add Affeldt; Cards look at options
stltoday.com 11/18/2008 — Giants add Affeldt; Cards look at options

Affeldt the Giant
leftymalo.com 11/18/2008 — Is Jeremy Affeldt ready for a breakout year? He had by far his best performance as a big-leaguer in Cincinnati in 2008 but still was no great shakes. He posted a WXRL of 0.19, this after a wretched ‘07 number of negative 0.65. Fortunately ...

Free Agency Begins: Giants Sign Jeremy Affeldt
mlb.fanhouse.com 11/21/2008 — by Jacob Wheatley-Schaller Baseball's free agent signing period began a few days ago, and now we have our first signing, as the San Francisco Giants have inked left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year contract . Affeldt, 29, had his best ...

Giants sign reliever Affeldt
sfgate.com 11/17/2008 — The Giants announced they have signed Affeldt to a two-year contract. Terms were not immediately available. He earned $3 million last year in his lone season for Cincinnati. Affeldt, who turns 30 in June, has spent most of his seven-year career with ...

Giants add Affeldt to bullpen — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 11/17/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a cont...

Giants sign prized lefty reliever Affeldt for $8M — FOXSports.com News for MLB 11/17/2008
Reliever Jeremy Affeldt became the first of 171 free agents to agree to a contract, striking a two-year deal Monday with the San Francisco Giants. One of Giants general manager Brian Sabean's offseason priorities was to bolster his club's ...

Giants add LHP Jeremy Affeldt to bullpen — Boston.com -- Baseball News 11/18/2008
Jeremy Affeldt had considered looking for a job as a closer this offseason. Then San Francisco offered a contract the reliever couldn't pass up.

Giants Add Jeremy Affeldt to Bullpen — Wash Post MLB 11/18/2008
Jeremy Affeldt becomes the first player who filed for free agency to agree to a contract, striking an $8 million, two-year deal with the Giants.

Hot Stove roundup: Affeldt breaks ice — Major League Baseball News 11/18/2008
Jeremy Affeldt's signing with the Giants on Monday signified a break from posturing and negotiating between free agents and teams more common in these early stages of the Hot Stove season.