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Giants Interested In Yangervis Solarte

By Jeff Todd | February 14, 2019 at 6:05pm CDT

The Giants have interest in veteran infielder Yangervis Solarte, according to Alex Palovic of NBC Sports Bay Area (Twitter link).

While this connection is decidedly less splashy than another recently reported expression of interest, Solarte seems to be a readily achievable target. He is looking for a new opportunity after the Blue Jays declined a $5.5MM club option and then non-tendered him.

A 31-year-old infielder, Solarte is capable of  lining up anywhere in the infield, though he has spent most of his time at third base and second base. Solarte has played some shortstop, though he has logged fewer innings there than he has at first.

If he’s a utility piece, then, the switch-hitter is more of a bat-first option who probably shouldn’t be relied upon too heavily at shortstop. That profile arguably suits the Giants well, given that they’ll likely play Brandon Crawford nearly every day at shortstop but could stand to find complementary pieces at second and third base to go with Joe Panik and Evan Longoria.

Solarte has at times been a solid overall contributor. From 2014 through 2017, he turned in over two thousand plate appearances of .267/.327/.419 hitting with 57 home runs. Defensive metrics have graded Solarte as an average or slightly below-average performer.

Last year, though, was a rough season in all respects. Solarte topped five hundred plate appearances for the fourth time in his five MLB seasons, but slashed a meager .226/.277/.378 while receiving his lowest-ever marks defensively. No doubt a .233 batting average on balls in play reflected some poor fortune, though Statcast was not particularly enamored of his batted-ball profile, crediting him with a .284 wOBA and .299 xwOBA.

Now in search of an opportunity to bounce back, Solarte will surely be looking for the best chance to carve out a significant role. If he lands in San Francisco, it stands to reason that Solarte would battle with Pablo Sandoval and Alen Hanson for a roster spot and/or position on the depth chart.

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  1. basebaIl1600

    4 years ago

    When healthy id take Pablo and Hanson over him

    Reply
    • bleedingorange

      4 years ago

      Likely would be a minor league deal with an invite to ST. Makes total sense. Majority of this organization will be changed in next 2 years.

      Already new on the 40 man:
      Adon, Barrett, Bergen, Coonrod, Gott, Lopez, Pomeranz, Venditte, Webb, Valera, Ferguson

      That’s over 25% turnover as it is. Here are more guys who could be added:

      Vogt, Rupp, Parra, Andreoli, Rivera, Gustave, Gerber, Anderson

      Reply
  2. Hopperman

    4 years ago

    The giants need outfielders. C’mon SF.

    Reply
    • andrewgauldin

      4 years ago

      Signing him would enable Hanson to play more OF. Yes there’s better options on the market than Hanson in the OF, but I guess that would be the plan. Then cut Sandoval

      Reply
      • basebaIl1600

        4 years ago

        Sandoval offensively is better than Solarte and was arguably, despite his build, better defensively as well. I’d say this is just for depth if Crawford or Panik get injured, and since Sandoval will probably not be 100% healthy on opening day, he could get a few weeks of playing time as a reserve.

        Reply
        • bigguccisosa300

          4 years ago

          Yeah solarte is pretty tough to watch in the field.

      • yukz

        4 years ago

        Why would you get rid of Sandoval when he’ll be playing for the minimum? He’s still on Boston’s payroll

        Reply
  3. Yossi Ronnen

    4 years ago

    He had his ups and downs with the Jays last year, but I think he was also overworked. The good news is that he can really dance after he hits a homer.

    Reply
    • coldbeer

      4 years ago

      Overworked? Is that why he wasn’t running out groundballs throughout the entire 2nd half of the season? He is lazy.

      Reply
      • TrimReaper

        4 years ago

        And out of shape. He knew he was coming in to be a utility guy. Did he lose weight to prepare for middle infield? No.

        Reply
  4. timewalk42

    4 years ago

    How about trading for Edwin to play first and signing an outfielder

    Reply
    • andrewgauldin

      4 years ago

      Are you assuming Belt goes to the OF or does Belt get traded too?

      Reply
  5. deraudawg

    4 years ago

    No they need outfielders and pitching

    Reply
  6. bitterpadresfan

    4 years ago

    I don’t want to dislike Solarte. Hopefully he ends up coming back to SD.

    Reply
  7. zachgwest

    4 years ago

    Play him at second. Let Panik go even thou everyone thinks he’s so good. He’s a bust.

    Reply
    • Matt Galvin

      4 years ago

      Panik to OF. Belt to LF.

      Reply
    • Vince

      4 years ago

      How is Panik a bust?

      Reply
      • Senioreditor

        4 years ago

        Except for 1 season he’s a 1.2/3 WAR player.

        Reply
  8. 22jclark

    4 years ago

    Maybe there’s other moves a cooking if they end up signing him. Possibly have a suitor for Panik or Longoria and would like to have him as a stopgap. Doesn’t make much sense, otherwise. Outfield is where they need to keep adding. Got Pablo for league minimum with Boston picking up the rest of his salary so I’d think he’s safe and Hanson was pretty explosive at times

    Reply
    • bleedingorange

      4 years ago

      Agreed. Problem is that solarte is a better LH than he is RH at the plate. They already have a ton of that…Belt, Panik, Crawford, Hanson, Duggar, Sandoval, Parra, Shaw.

      Reply
  9. luckyh

    4 years ago

    Hope he finds a home. His wife passed away a few years ago. He seems like a good guy from what little I have seen of him.

    Reply
  10. Christopher_Oriole

    4 years ago

    I’m surprised the Orioles didn’t go after a guy like this, low-risk high reward.

    Reply
  11. coldbeer

    4 years ago

    He is lazy and out of shape. Fix those 2 things and get a manager who can keep him engaged and he can probably provide above replacement production. Otherwise, buyer beware.

    Reply
  12. imgman09

    4 years ago

    Bring them all in and battle it out and earn a Position on the team,more to come,plenty of time

    Reply
  13. Guest617

    4 years ago

    san fran had interest in jacoby ellsbury.. what happened?

    Reply
    • commentinggenius

      4 years ago

      I don’t think they were ever interested in Ellsbury. That was more speculation on the writers thinking there was a match. The Giants would never trade Cueto for Ellsbury

      Reply
      • tad2b13

        4 years ago

        In fairness, it was not some writer speculating. The story from a reliable source reported that the Giants had discussed Ellsbury. Of course, if they’re doing their jobs, they are discussing every possibility. I do agree in that I don’t think they were really interested in Ellsbury. There’s a big difference between discussing some guy, and being interested. Although they may have had minor interest, if the Yankees were going to pay a bit of his salary, and just give him away.

        Reply
      • bleedingorange

        4 years ago

        Could only see it if it was Longoria for Ellsbury

        Reply
    • James1955

      4 years ago

      Ellsbury getting traded is wishful thinking by the New York media and Yankee fans.

      Reply
  14. sfjackcoke

    4 years ago

    OF market is stuck until Harper signs.

    Yes Solarte is versatile but he’s also better from left side, like Panik, like Hanson and really AT&T aka Oracle is where LHH go to die.

    On a minor league NRI it’s just a guy taking reps and spring AB’s

    Reply
  15. DougieJones

    4 years ago

    I guess when Zaidi says the plan is to get younger he means the plan is to get older.

    Reply
    • adshadbolt1

      4 years ago

      What are you talking about 31 is young for the giants

      Reply
      • DougieJones

        4 years ago

        hahaha, good call, I guess Zaidi didn’t clarify how much younger!

        Reply
  16. RedFeather

    4 years ago

    Giant interested in everything.. will they pull the trigger? Reminds me of the Cardinals.

    Reply
  17. commentinggenius

    4 years ago

    I would rather stick with what we got than add Solarte on a major league deal.

    Reply
  18. bosoxforlife

    4 years ago

    I wonder if Jeff was tugging the string a little bit when he said Solarte could line up at any of the infield positions. He did not say that he could actually play any of those positions, which anybody who watched him last year will not answer in the affirmative.

    Reply
  19. Flapjax55

    4 years ago

    Didn’t Solarte have a lot of off the field personal issues he had to deal with?

    Reply
    • msmithwa

      4 years ago

      He had to deal with his wife dying and taking care of his young children. He is a class act person.

      Reply
      • Hayman19

        4 years ago

        Yeah, he seemed like a great dude and the players seem to love him. He started the year with the Jays hitting pretty well but he fell off.

        I think he would be a solid bench player, but the Jays needed him to play almost every day and I think his play suffered because of it,

        Reply
    • TrimReaper

      4 years ago

      Yes. His diet.

      Reply
  20. FireJames

    4 years ago

    Makes no sense.

    Reply
  21. Squintero83

    4 years ago

    At a boy Farhan, keep them coming! Smh.

    Reply
  22. csspackler

    4 years ago

    Good guy. But no longer even a replacement level player.

    Reply
  23. TrimReaper

    4 years ago

    Solarte signing with the Giants means Sandoval doesn’t have to eat alone.

    Solarte played out of shape last season after being acquired to play a utility role. Not smart.

    Giants should get used to this from an ex-Oakland executive. Your franchise is about to take a nosedive and you haven’t realized it yet.

    Reply
  24. Nobby

    4 years ago

    The guy is a dog.

    Reply
  25. KF

    4 years ago

    “If he’s a utility piece, then, the switch-hitter”

    “Then” isn’t necessary. Doesn’t add to the sentence or your point. It goes without saying.

    Reply
  26. WarrenSpahn

    4 years ago

    yanger management…

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