Vogelsong gets two year deal

[love_that_reefer]

The Giants and Ryan Vogelsong have agreed to a two-year contract with an option for 2014, reports Mychael Urban of 95.7 FM The Game (via Twitter). The team announced the deal in a press release.

Vogelsong, 34, was entering his final season of arbitration eligibility, so the contract will delay his free agency by at least a year. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz had projected a $2.5MM salary for the right-hander for 2012.

Vogelsong pitched in the bigs this season for the first time in five years, enjoying a remarkable comeback. His 2.71 ERA in 30 appearances (28 starts) earned him an All-Star berth and even a Cy Young vote.

I really don't understand why the Giants did this. He is most definitely going to regress and he was under arbitration anyway. What was the hurry? Bumgarner, Lincecum and Cain needs extensions, not Vogelsong!

[love_that_reefer]

2 years, $8 million. Goddamn you Sabean! You couldn't just wait a year to see if he was a fluke or not.

[HollywoodLeo]

Calculated risk. If he waits and he proves to not be a fluke he costs more than 8 mil.

Of course, it sucks if he is a fluke, but that's the risk.

[love_that_reefer]

Nothing wrong with waiting til mid-season to give him another year though. Plus he wants to play in SF so the risk of losing him next season was next to nothing. I don't see him ever costing more than $8 million.