Off Season Catch Up

Spring training is around the corner. Football season is over, and time to focus back on the Giants. A few transactions to catch up on:

Singed to minor league contracts:
P Mason Tobin (1/02/13)
2B Kensuke Tanaka (1/11/13)
P Matt Yourkin (resigned, 1/15/13)
OF/1B Todd Linden (resigned, 1/17/13)

Also reported, but not officially announced is P Ramon Ramirez.

The team also released P Eric Hacker (1/11/13) from the minor league roster.

The team claimed 2B Tony Abreu off waivers from KC, adding him to the 40-man roster. The team now has 39 men on the 40-man roster (as of 2/10/13).

Rumors are also abound that INF Angel Villalona has had his visa approved and can travel to Arizona for spring training. Villalona has been on the restricted is for all of last season. If he is eligible, he would rejoin the 40-man roster.

Also, the team came to terms with P Sergio Romo, the last man left on the arbitration eligible list. Of the nine eligible at the end of the season, six came to agreements (Romo, OF Hunter Pence, P Santiago Casilla, P Jose Mijares, C Buster Posey and INF Joaquin Arias). The other three were either non-tendered (P Brian Wilson) or waived (P Clay Hensley and C Eli Whiteside).