Giants almost traded for Beltre in 2008

A year-and-a-half after GM Brian Sabean thought he had a deal to acquire Adrian Beltre from the Mariners, the Giants are again in a position to make Beltre their third baseman. . .In the summer of 2008, Sabean was biding time at third with Jose Castillo, a little Rich Aurilia and, eventually, some Pablo Sandoval. Down a bat (or three), he swung a trade with the Mariners, according to a baseball source, that was agreed on by Mariners baseball people but vetoed by president Chuck Armstrong.

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I would not hate this free agent signing. An infield of Pablo and Beltre at the corners, Renteria and Sanchez up the middle, and Posey behind the dish would not be the worst thing out there… heck, I’d venture to guess that might even be one of the better infields in the division (though it would look a lot better if we could get someone other than Renteria to play short).

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by Smoke on the Water on Dec 2, 2009 1:14 AM PST reply actions

I would.

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by dregarx on Dec 2, 2009 5:56 PM PST up reply actions

I would be okay with this

Personally, I’d like either Nick Johnson or Adrian Beltre for the infield. Johnson would help this teams offense but Beltre would give us a killer glove at 3rd and Panda could probably be + defender at 1st. I don’t think Beltre is as bad as he was last year and I think leaving Safeco would help his numbers.

by superk1ng on Dec 2, 2009 1:22 AM PST reply actions

It would be somewhat typical if they were to sign Beltre this year as he’s been a player i’ve wanted on the Giants for a number of years. However i don’t really want him now, we’ve got a very good 3B so don’t really need him. Moving Sandoval to 1B would negate a decent chunk of Beltre value to the team and would actually cause us to be a worse team offensively.

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by GiantFan on Dec 2, 2009 2:03 AM PST reply actions

So was it Sandoval or Bumgarner that Sabean offered?

Thing A

by sam23 on Dec 2, 2009 2:58 AM PST reply actions

That's the $2.000,000 question.

At least I assume so, how much is Sabean being paid?

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by Bhaakon on Dec 2, 2009 4:41 AM PST up reply actions

Didn’t realize before but Beltre was offered arbitration by the Mariners. That has no effect on us directly (as he was only a type B) but there’s got to be a decent chance that he accepts arbitration. If he were to turn it down then I’d imagine he’ll be quite expensive and so i think we’re better off looking elsewhere.

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by GiantFan on Dec 2, 2009 5:06 AM PST reply actions

Possible, but I don’t know that it’s a given that he’ll be super-pricey… his superficial M’s numbers were uninspiring even before this season, and many of the teams that are smart enough to look past those are already set at third.

A 20-run improvement in our third-base D and closure to our 1B questions would be worth something. If we’re gonna spend a little money on a dude, we could do a lot worse than Beltre.

by onlxn on Dec 2, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions

Well he’d probably get $10M in arbitration so i can’t see him turning that down unless he’s going to get a similar or better deal elsewhere. I’m certainly not interested at that price as he wouldn’t be worth it on this team and there’s cheaper alternatives out there.

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by GiantFan on Dec 2, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions

So Beltre's Neifi-esque OBP in 09 doesn't bother anyone?

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by Cody_ransom on Dec 2, 2009 10:10 AM PST reply actions

FAIL. I meant OPS.

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by Cody_ransom on Dec 2, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions

Worrisome for sure, but it’s also factored into his price. He’ll be a good bit cheaper this winter than he would’ve been last winter, so it’s less costly to assume the risk that his power’s gone for good.

by onlxn on Dec 2, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions

He also lacerated his scrotum fielding a grounder. That could put you into a slump.

by Wonderful Terrific Monds on Dec 2, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

He did that in mid-August. He was hitting horribly since April.

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by jcb9 on Dec 2, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions

I saw this on Fangraphs and it made me laugh:

Beltre (testicle), who was eligible to come off the disabled list Friday, could be ready by Tuesday, the Seattle Times reports.

IT’S LIKE TESTICLE IS HIS NAME!!! HA HA HA HA HA!!!

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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions

Rather have Johnson

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by ResDog on Dec 2, 2009 10:22 AM PST reply actions

TWSS

Thing A

by sam23 on Dec 2, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions

COME ON SEABES HOW COME YOU DINT MAKE UR OFFER VETO-PROOF WITH A 60 MAJORITY DUH

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by satyricrash on Dec 2, 2009 10:40 AM PST reply actions

Beltre will be 31 this year. Even if that is his real age, he’s an old 31, having played in lots of games since he was 20/21. Granted he has been a real gonad, I mean gamer for his career, and he is durable, I just think he is going to fall off a cliff real bad.

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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Dec 2, 2009 1:57 PM PST reply actions