For $18.5m for 2 years, the Giants signed SS Edgar Renteria. Only a 2 year deal it's hard to fault the Giants for trying to get better, but all along you've heard how the Giants have to get younger. Signing a 33 year old shortstop who's long passed his days of being a great fielder doesn't seem to help the team in that regard. According to the article "Giants shortstops ranked last in the NL in batting average (.228) and OPS (.576) and tied for last in home runs (one) and runs (51)" so Renteria will surely improve that. A great point that I've heard a million times (approx. 18.5 million) is that a few wins to a playoff contending team are worth much more than a non contending team. So if Renteria helps the Giants win 74 games instead of 71, is that worth $18.5m? On the other hand, if someone helps the Yankees win 94 games to make the playoffs instead of 91, that is worth the millions. What's the difference between losing 100 games and 90 games, you still stink.
Renteria doesn't make the Giants younger or help their defense. He'll help their lineup definitely when compared to their numbers last year out of that position, but by how much is debatable. But it's not an obscene contract and if it helps keeping Lincecum in town then by all means.
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