Giants Sign Ryan Theriot to One-Year, $1.25 Million Contract
27 January 2012
Ryan Theriot has agreed to a one-year, $ 1.25 million deal with the Giants that includes $ 750,000 in potential incentives, according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Theriot has been a starter for most of the past five seasons, but his performance ceased warranting regular playing time several years ago. He hit just .271 with a .321 on-base percentage and .342 slugging percentage in 132 games last season-which was actually better than his 2010 production-and at age 32 is a sub par defender at shortstop. Of course, Heyman called Theriot “a good veteran shortstop option” because … well, that’s what [...]
