Sabean said that the payroll, which hovered around $85 million, won't change much next year. But don't expect the Giants to outbid all rivals for the sparse number of available free-agent sluggers, such as St. Louis' Matt Holliday and Boston's Jason Bay.
"We are going to be challenged in the market," Sabean said. "I can't mention names, but you know the names that are going to be out there. There's going to be huge action on them, including from their incumbent teams."
Sabean admitted that the Giants will "agonize" over the wisdom of trading one of their prized starting pitchers for a big hitter. He stopped just short of declaring All-Star right-hander Matt Cain completely off-limits.
"It's very difficult to get value back for a position player with that type of pitcher," Sabean said. Noting that Cain is under control for two more years, due to an option the Giants hold on his 2011 contract, Sabean theorized that virtually any hitter the Giants might get wouldn't have as favorable a contract. Besides, he added, teams tend to want more than a front-line pitcher for a middle-of-the-order hitter.
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