They’re all lefty hitters, and Belt plays the same position as Davis. So how does that relate to Belt? Belt is older than Heyward and younger than Davis. Heyward reportedly turned down more money from other teams to sign with the Cubs, too. Davis got an AAV of a little over $24 mil. There are two position players who’ve been signed to big deals this winter: Jason Heyward and Chris Davis. Here’s the thing: It doesn’t matter whether you or I or The Oracle thinks Belt is or will be worth $20 million or more in two years. Braxton officially has accrued one day of service time. The Giants would’ve gone through the process with shortstop Brandon Crawford as well, but they reached agreement on a six-year, $75 million extension in November.īy the way, Crawford and his wife, Jalynne, welcomed their first son, Braxton, on Friday.
He would become a free agent after the 2017 season.īelt and Kontos are the only two arbitration-eligible players without a contract for next season. The club typically engages in those discussions in the spring, after already settling on a one-year salary for the upcoming season.īelt was a “super-two” player and thus is eligible for salary arbitration for a fourth time next winter if the Giants are unable to extend him. Giants GM Bobby Evans has said on several occasions that the club intends to discuss a multiyear contract extension with Belt, which would buy out some of his free-agent years.
The club has roughly four weeks to agree on terms before arbitration hearings begin if the process goes to a hearing, the arbiter will hear arguments before selecting one of the two salary figures. The Giants usually settle near the midpoint, which would be $1.1 million for Kontos and $6.4 million for Belt. Kontos, who is eligible for the first time, filed at $1.35 million and the Giants offered $850,000.
SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants exchanged arbitration figures with first baseman Brandon Belt and right-hander George Kontos on Friday, a key part of the process to arrive at 2016 salaries for the two players.īelt, who is in his third year of arbitration, filed for $7.5 million and the Giants offered $5.3 million.