Monday, December 1, 2008

Edgar Renteria Is Giants' Primary Fallback Guy

The Giants would have sacrificed a draft choice, likely their second-round pick, if they had signed Renteria last month. But the Tigers were only eligible for draft compensation if they had offered arbitration to Renteria by tonight’s deadline, and they deemed the risk too great that he’d accept the offer — especially after they already bought out his option year for $3 million.

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