Giants sign Aaron Rowand

• Jason

  +4

  If Rowand were a few years younger, and if the contract were a few years shorter, and if the Giants were close to contending, and if the team needed a center fielder .... this would be a great move.

  At least it puts the kibosh on those crazy Cain/Lincecum rumors. 

  Posted 12/13/2007 [reply] [flag]

  • tykeenan

    +2

    I actually don't think it's that bad. The team has plenty of money now that Bonds is gone, and, while it would be nice to put all of that into the farm system/draft fund, they really can't afford to have what happened to Cain last year happen to the entire pitching staff. So there is a need for some sort of offense, although I'm not sure exactly how much Rowand will bring. I'm holding off expectations until 2009/10, and I figure by that time he'll still be quality, if overpaid. Plus, the team hasn't had a guy with his heart in years.

    And they most definitely need a centerfielder. Haven't had a real one in years.

    Posted 12/13/2007 [reply] [flag]

• studes

  +3

  I don't think it's that bad, either.  A slight overpayment in this market, but not a lot.

  Posted 12/13/2007 [reply] [flag]

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News: Rowand Signs with Giants
Published 12/12/2007 by Brandon Eddy at MetsBlog.com
... According to an ESPN.com report, the Giants have announced the signing of OF Aaron Rowand to a five-year contract. ...

A few MLB notes
Published 12/12/2007 by anaconda <info@pinstripealley.com> at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... Aaron Rowand appears headed to the Giants after agreeing to a 5-year/$60M deal.  Gotta wonder if this will put an end to the Matsui trade talks. ...

Giants Sign Aaron Rowand
Published 12/12/2007 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
The Giants have inexplicably signed 30-year-old centerfielder Aaron Rowand to a five-year deal, dollars unknown, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Also via ESPN; dispairing BTF commentariat to go with it; McCovey Chronicles unprintables, too.

Aaron Rowand Signs 5-Year Deal With Giants
Published 12/12/2007 by Anthony De Rosa at Hot Foot
... ESPN reports that Aaron Rowand has agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. ...

News Roundup: Tejada, Rowand, Peavy, Fukudome Moves
Published 12/13/2007 by Charlie <info@buccosdugout.com> at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
... -P- Speaking of directionless teams, the Giants signed Aaron Rowand to a five year, $60 million contract. Not that Rowand's a bad player or anything, but he's already 30 and has posted OPSes below .750 in two of the last three seasons. $60 million, while not a surprising number, is quite a lot for a guy who could very well fail to post an above-average offensive season over the entire course of the contract. ...

After failing to land the ‘big fish,’ Kenny Williams has to keep things in context… wait, uhm, that doesn’t help
Published 12/13/2007 by Alejandro Leal at umpbump.com
... signed a whopping 5-year, $90 million deal with the Angels. A team with which he had just been doing business. * Jones signed a whopping 2-year, $36 million deal with the Dodgers (I doubt, however, that Williams seriously pursued Jones). * Despite throwing plenty signals Williams’ way to let him know he wanted to return to the South Side, Aaron Rowand, (aka “The Legend” as he’s known in the ChiSox blogosphere) signed a whopping 5-year, $60 million deal with the Giants. * And of course, Fuku ...

Giants' Plans for Off-Season Frugality Summarily Rowand
Published 12/13/2007 by Steve Sax at Sons of Steve Garvey
... The Giants just signed Aaron Rowand to be their centerfielder for the next five years, at a cost of $60M. As I type this, I am giggling. ...

Phillies' Best Move - Let Rowand Move On
Published 12/13/2007 by Sportsattitude at The Power Alley -- A Blog of All Sports!
One thing you'll find within this blog's archives relative to baseball is my absolute disgust with the upper management of my hometown Philadelphia Phillies. That being said, they performed magnificently in their recent negotiations with free agent outfielder Aaron Rowand...they let someone else overpay for his services and that franchise is the San Francisco Giants. ...

Giants Sign Rowand
Published 12/13/2007 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... The San Francisco Giants have signed outfielder Aaron Rowand, previously with the Phillies, to a 5-year, $60 million deal. He’ll take over in center field for Dave Roberts, whom the Giants ...

From the Eckstein Files
Published 12/15/2007 by bh at Mile High Ramblings
... Rowand said being known as a gritty player is the utmost of compliments. Guh. Why does every white baseball player who seems to perform above his ability get the "gritty" label? Posted by bh at ...

Comings and goings
Published 1/11/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... to improve the club for both now and later, and just go for the "now" part. What difference will it make to him if he's unemployed in 2009? Our best guess: Cameron won't be wearing pinstripes in 2008. For the Yanks to sign him to anything more than a two-year deal would be a questionable move, at best. And it's likely Cameron will get at least a three-year deal from some sucker team out there, given the dire need for CF help around the league, and the context of Aaron Rowand's five-year, $60 million deal . Regarding Cashman, ...