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Is Re-Signing Juan Uribe Worth It for the San Francisco Giants?

Published by on October 18, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - MLB

Giants general manager Brian Sabean has been known for some awful deals. This season was no exception as he proved to make a disastrous blunder in signing shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18.5 million deal prior to the 2009 season.

What did the Giants get from Renteria? A .250 average, five home runs, a .307 OBP (the lowest of his career) and 124 games, most of them played while injured (so basically I would give him 80-90 games fully healthy). Yet, while Renteria and his $8 million per year contract is another classic "Sabean Blunder," Sabean did make one deal that should be lauded and will be interesting to look into as we enter the baseball offseason. The Juan Uribe signing. When Sabean signed Uribe, many thought Urib...

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