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baseballthinkfactory.org - 11/21/2008
Giants - Signed Affeldt
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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 the team's actually trying actually trying to ...
Giants have growing interest in Furcal
mysportsrumors.com - 11/18/2008
Giants have growing interest in Furcal
— mysportsrumors.com — The San Francisco Giants have had their name mentioned in many rumors regarding this years big free... agents, but it sounds like the Giants are starting to focus on the next tier of players, specifically Rafael Furcal. (more) Giants have growing interest in Furcal

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mlbtraderumors.com - 11/24/2008
Giants Sign Edgar Renteria
— mlbtraderumors.com — According to Sweeny Murti of WFAN , the Giants signed shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18MM... contract.  We'll update the post with more details and confirmation as it becomes available.  If the report is accurate, the Tigers ... (more) Giants Sign Edgar Renteria

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Giants Scoop Up Affeldt
sportsagentblog.com - 11/18/2008
Giants Scoop Up Affeldt
— sportsagentblog.com — In an effort to beef up their bullpen, the San Francisco Giants signed Jeremy Affeldt to a... 2-year, $8 million deal. (more) Giants Scoop Up Affeldt

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Vegas Watch:  Affeldt to Giants

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Affeldt to Giants
Vegas Watch — I'm going to try to throw up a short post for each notable free agent signing signing this winter. And yes, most of them will probably be just as timely as this one. Giants sign Jeremy Affeldt for two years, $8MM. Analysis: Szymborski, Law, Me. The consensus on this one is that it's a nice move for San Francisco, which is strange, since that's not really their style. They're starting to put together a pretty nice pitching staff; now if they could just get one position player over that 110 OPS+ barrier they'd be ...

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