The Giants appear to have all but tied up their draft business. Things aren’t quite official, but the San Francisco organization is said to have deals with its final two unsigned selections.
The club inked fourth-rounder R.J. Dabovich for a $200K bonus, MLB.com’s Jim Callis reports on Twitter. Dabovich is a right-handed hurler out of Arizona State University.
That signing left $300K and change of extra pool money to work with, adding to an already well-stocked pile of untapped cash to utilize in signing third-rounder Kyle Harrison, a high-school hurler who has a commitment to UCLA. Per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic (Twitter link), the deal with Harrison is not formally wrapped up but has been agreed to.
The Giants will push right up to the line to ink Harrison. The club is expected to incur a tax bill on the overage, while staying under the 5% excess line past which a team would sacrifice a future draft choice.
Harrison wasn’t widely regarded as a first-round talent by most draft pundits, but the Giants were clearly bullish on him. Keith Law of The Athletic, who ranked Harrison the 54th-best player available, explained that the youngster added heat to his fastball before play was suspended earlier this year.
good job wrapping it up!
Thank god they were able to get all these future DFA’d Giants signed. I can’t wait to see how long it takes Farhan to get bored of them and wash them out in the constant roster churn. Keep the focus on building the minor league system and you never have to actually produce in the majors. Thanks Farmhand
Oof, imagine having such a hatred for a decent GM that you get upset that he signs draft picks
what are you even talking about
Gosh, more extreme negativity from you. Seems clear you need a new hobby, as this can’t be good for your health.
That’s what I keep telling my son about fortnite but he swears he’s going “pro”, more power to him but esports has the youngest average age of any professional sport so better act fast!
@Pato349 what is are 3 worst moves Farhan has made since taking over SF?
Better question is what are the 3 worst non-moves Farhan has yet to make.
3 best moves:
1. Dubon – most Giants fans will probably agree he has been the best move but Farhan doesn’t even think highly enough about him to give him a starting role. If he starts slow will he be DFA’d?
2. Getting rid of Melancon – shed 20 million just to turn around and give 10 million of it to the Angels for a draft pick who underperformed in a cupcake league his first pro year. Torkelson the first pick in the draft this year just signed for around 6 million so why is Will Wilson worth 10?
3. Dick and Yaz? Anyone think these guys are core pieces?
Worst moves by Farhan:
All the other 100+ moves he made last year that didnt net anything! Where is the skill in the roster churn? If he knew how to evaluate talent wouldn’t he have found something better by now after all those moves? No money spent in 2 offseasons either so ehy does anyone think they are going to spend after this year?
All valid points.
It’s important to remember the Giants had 2 extra picks this year because they didn’t trade Bumgarner or Will Smith. Having the extra pool money is what allowed them to sign Kyle Harrison and the others.
But let’s go back to late July 2019 when the Giants were faced with some big decisions. They could have traded Bum and Smith easily but what would the return have been? And the fan fallout of waving the white flag. Yes, many critics said they had no chance even after an amazing July run but they defied the naysayers and rolled the dice; in reality, they shot themselves in the foot by trading a bunch of their bullpen pieces and their season unraveled in August but everything ended up working out.
I’ve been on the fence about Farhan but I’m a fan now. He clearly has a vision and he’s doing a good job. As a fan with 3 recent World Series wins, I’m willing to give the Giants a few years of latitude. It’s also quite amusing when trolls make comments about how bad the Giants are and spew other negativity. Giants fans, just ignore those poor souls and don’t reply to any of their comments. Those people are nothing more than jealous losers who get their kicks spreading vitriol and hiding behind a computer. If you really want to get their goat, just ignore them.
Not a Giants fan here….what we don’t know is what was offered, or if SF ever offered up, Bumgarner in the 2018-19 offseason. Some will say he had two injury-plagued seasons in a row, and they’d be correct. Bumgarner I believe did not miss a start after coming back from IL in 2018 from June 5 onward.
Will Smith came off a strong 2018 season. What happened in the offseason?
I would be weary over the mid-pack status at this point with the Giants. Potential to prolong the rebuild unless they are looking to spend again in the near future.
Speculation but I think they will spend money this off-season.
Many teams will claim poor this off season but the Giants are a rich organization. They’ve had to play out a lot of contracts but 2021 will be the last year for the Brandons and Posey. They’ve never been able to do a full rebuild because of those contracts but they have prospects on the verge of premiering and it’s time to infuse some free agent talent. Not necessarily to compete in 2021 but for 2022 and beyond.
Robbie Ray and James Paxton could both be in play; Giants need a big arm.
They could have spent money this off-season and it wouldn’t have hurt them short term or long. Adding a piece like Rendon would have given fans something to cheer for this year and next and someone to build around after that. There is only one thing Farhan came to SF to do and that is lower payroll. He can’t evaluate talent or he would have found more than just Dubon, Dick, and Yaz with the record setting amount of moves he made last year. After next offseason is more of the same I expect Giants fans will start to realize this guy is just here to make the owners rich
were you sober when you typed that?