SF Giants Rumors – DeRosa Is There For The Taking
Posted on December 23rd, 2009 by admin in SF Giants Rumors
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Cardinals have identified Mark DeRosa as their preferred Plan B if they don’t re-sign Matt Holliday. It’s also been reported that DeRosa has interest from the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. DeRosa’s agent said it’s fair to characterize DeRosa’s market as evolving, because teams such as the Cardinals were looking at other moves first.
King of Cali thoughts: If I really wanted DeRosa to be a Giants. I would say this is really good news. Sounds like he’s tired of playing the waiting game to see if the Cardinals want him back or not. Which means any team that really wants him. Just has to throw out a offer right now that he likes and he’s yours. Let’s just hope that doesn’t get Sabean jumping out of his bed this morning to get this deal done.
DeRosa is not the player the Giants need. He’s a compliment player. Our needs are much more than that. We do have a lot of holes to fill, so lets start by getting a big piece for our puzzle. We need a big bat to bat in-front or behind Sandoval.
UPDATE
Jon Heyman of SI.com said via twitter. He heard the Giants offered Mark DeRosa $12 million for two years, but is the ex-Brave and NJ product waiting for Atlanta, Mets or Yankees?
~King of Cali
Jon Heyman says the Giants offered DeRosa 2yrs/$12MM that still seems like too much for me
I’m not a big fan of DeRosa the most I’d offer is 2/10
Well the braves just got Glaus today, so I guess it’s really between the Mets and the Giants
And about the money thing. That’s actually less money and years than DeRosa’s agent said he was looking for. Last I heard, he wanted 3 years/$24 mil. And that was after he said he would take a “price drop”
415_man and Neil,
If DeRosa decides to accept this offer. Let’s just hope the Giants are thinking like me. I would pencil him in at third base. I would still try to get Uggla, Beltre or Tejada and if I can land one of those guys. I would move DeRosa to left field. That’s the good thing about DeRosa is that he can play multiple positions.
~King of Cali
Seriously, let’s hope they get a real bat or two
according to Ken Rosenthal Juan Uribe is close to re-signing with the Giants
he says Uribe would still be the super utility guy like last year and Sabean will still look for another corner IF
I think this is great news, Uribe was a huge part of our offense last year and has great chemistry in the clubhouse