Monday, October 3, 2011

Giants roster- option years left

Continuing from my prior post, the amount of option years remaining for Giants on the 40-man roster.

A quick word on options. It is the transaction used to send a player from the 25-man roster to the minors. The player must be on the 40-man roster at the time. In most cases, the player has three option years. The club can send the player up and down as many times in a given year, while only using up one option. There are exceptions to the three-option year rule, as in the case of Conor Gillaspie. Since he will be entering his fifth year of pro ball in 2012, he has a fourth option year.

Although a team may not utilize all its options on a player during their first three years on the 40-man, once a player achieves three years of MLB service time, they have the right to refuse the option and become free agents.

Here is the list of option-eligible players on the Giants 40-man and options left, starting in 2012 (and years options used).

Buster Posey, C (2 remaining; used in 2009)
Madison Bumgarner, P (2; 2010)
Dan Runzler, P (2; 2011)
Brandon Belt, 1B-OF (3; 2011-1st pro season in 2010, thus has four option years)
Ehire Adrianza, SS (2; 2011)
Brandon Crawford, SS (3; 2011- 1st full pro season in 2009, thus has four option years)
Steve Edlefsen, P (2; 2011)
Darren Ford, OF (1; 2010, 2011)
Conor Gillaspie, 3B (1; 2009, 2010, 2011- has four option years)
Francisco Peguero, OF (1; 2010, 2011)
Brett Pill, 1B (2; 2010)
Hector Sanchez, C (3; 2011- has four option years [only two seasons, 2010-11, at long-season pro clubs)
Chris Stewart, C (1; 2007 w/Tex; 2008 w/NYY)
Eric Surkamp, P (3; no options used [optioned in 2011, but spent less than 20 days on optional assignment, thus it does not count as option])
Waldis Joaquin, P (1; 2009, 2010)
Justin Christian, OF (2; 2008 with NYY)

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