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With Tim Hudson reportedly coming to the Giants for two years and $23 million, the Giants have now committed nearly $140 million to their 2014 payroll. This is good news if you're employed by the Giants to play baseball. This is bad news if you're expecting the Giants to sign Jacoby Ellsbury or something.
The current totals, assuming Hudson's deal will be $11.5 million in each season:
| Matt Cain | $20,830,000 |
| Tim Lincecum | $17,000,000 |
| Hunter Pence | $16,000,000 |
| Tim Hudson | $11,500,000 |
| Buster Posey | $11,280,000 |
| Angel Pagan | $10,250,000 |
| Pablo Sandoval | $8,000,000 |
| Barry Zito's buyout | $7,000,000 |
| Marco Scutaro | $6,670,000 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | $6,000,000 |
| Sergio Romo | $5,500,000 |
| Santiago Casilla | $4,500,000 |
| Madison Bumgarner | $3,950,000 |
| Brandon Belt | $2,400,000 |
| Gregor Blanco | $2,300,000 |
| Jose Mijares | $2,100,000 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | $1,300,000 |
| Joaquin Arias | $1,200,000 |
| Brandon Crawford | $1,000,000 |
| Hector Sanchez | $900,000 |
| Ryan Vogelsong's buyout | $300,000 |
| Total | $139,980,000 |
Updating the 25-man roster needs based on the above list:
One starting pitcher
Two outfielders
Two relievers
A bench player (INF or OF)
The bench player and at least one of the relievers and outfielders will likely come from internal options like Heath Hembree and Juan Perez. I'd guess the Giants are going to sign or trade for one of the following:
One starting pitcher
One reliever
One outfielder
Let's see. Mike Morse, Chad Qualls, and Ted Lilly would all help keep the Giants' payroll under $150 million, you know. But I'm not not sure if $150 million is the magic number, or if the Giants will blow past it. Or, heck, they could be done already unless they clear some salary.
My guess: one more starting pitcher (like Josh Johnson or Dan Haren), Javier Lopez, and a right-handed outfielder you've kind of heard of, like Reed Johnson or Matt Diaz. Whatever the Giants have in mind probably isn't going to be too sexy, considering the payroll is already close to $140 million.
Hudson was a good grab for a team that needed to fill multiple spots in the rotation, but that's less wiggle room the Giants now have to find an outfielder.