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johnsilver
Many of these players can be expected to severely regress in 2013 if they even manage to hold onto a MLB job all season. Luke Scott is probably the only name on the list who actually has a chance to improve upon the numbers they put up, because he has a history of success. Saunders..iffy.. Ciriaco has numerable flaws, but speed and the ability to play good defense at 3 IF positions are not any of them, so he should hang around next year. keppinger also should play his miracle year into another full season. Mijares has done pretty well.The rest? All candidates for being gone again by the AS break.
Justin 21
Baxter has a sweet swing and gets on base. I think he has done very well this year and could continue his success as a platoon guy. Good job by Collins to get him going.
obsessivegiantscompulsive
I’m happy that Keppinger is doing well for the Rays. Had he played that way for the Giants in 2011, they would not have non-tendered him. But 2012 probably won’t repeat. His BABIP is .336 this season vs. career .293 vs. .285 for the three seasons prior. Take 50 points off his BA and he’ll be back around where he hit last season overall.
Also, this is his first season that his dWAR is positive when playing more than 22 games or 67 ABs. He apparently is OK defensively at 3B, so that is what he needs to find, a team that is willing to let him play there, and that would help him stick better in the majors.
Mijares looks like he’s a good reliever, and with Affeldt a free agent, could take Jeremy’s spot in the bullpen if necessary. Plus, he would not be that expensive as a reliever, assuming he pitches like he had most of his career and not as badly as he did in 2011, which was a bad year.
I would not expect the Giants to non-tender him. Even if Affeldt re-signed, I think they would find a spot for Mijares still, as the Giants would have had Runzler on the team had he not been injured so much.