Beltran to the Cards

[GiantsFan14]

Not only that, but you presume way too much about what drives player decisions to play for one team or another. Believe it or not, its not ALL about the money. Just ask CJ Wilson.

True, it isn't all about the money... But the Giants have to at least have an offer that is competitive to whichever team outbids them. Otherwise the MLBPA will never allow the signing to happen. Now what defines competitive can vary.

The Giants will for sure make competitive offers to both cain and lincecum. they've been saying all offseason that priority number one is keeping the rotation intact. I'd be surprised if they didn't get a cain extension done before the season. Lincecum, on the other hand, i think is much more likely to hit free agency.

[bayside]

one down, several more to go...

http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_19762565

San Francisco Giants give Pablo Sandoval 3-year deal; Tim Lincecum asks for $21.5 million

By Andrew Baggarly
San Jose Mercury News
Posted: 01/17/2012 07:28:45 PM PST
Updated: 01/17/2012 10:00:05 PM PST


The Giants and Tim Lincecum might have grabbed baseball industry headlines Tuesday when they exchanged record-setting figures in arbitration, but the club made its most declarative investment of the day in All-Star third baseman Pablo Sandoval.

The Giants signaled their confidence in the Kung Fu Panda's conditioning and commitment, agreeing to a three-year contract that guarantees Sandoval $17.15 million....