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On March 29, Posey agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $167 million, said by the Giants to be the most lucrative in franchise history. The contract wiped out three arbitration years and five years of free agency for Posey, locking in his services through the 2021 season with a club option for 2022.
It's the latest big move by new Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey since he was hired in September to replace Farhan Zaidi. San Francisco also signed free agent shortstop Willy Adames to a $182 million, seven-year contract in December.
Negotiations on a contract extension with third baseman Matt Chapman may have indicated Posey's future in player personnel or baseball operations. The Giants wanted to sign Chapman to an extension ...
Posey was the previous recipient of the Giants' biggest contract ever, a $167 million extension that took him to the end of his playing career in 2022. Now, it is Adames who holds that distinction.
The San Francisco Giants have had nine general managers. [1] [2] [3] The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. [4] [5] The first person to officially hold the title of general manager for the Giants was Chub Feeney, who assumed the title ...
Posey joined Greg Johnson's ownership group and relocated his family back to the Bay Area after retiring. He reportedly undertook a significant role in the $151 million extension signed by Matt ...
It was later revealed that the contract between Zaidi and the Giants was a two-year contract, through 2025, with the equivalent of a club option for 2026. [20] On September 30, 2024, the Giants announced they would be parting ways with Zaidi. The Giants hired Buster Posey to take over as the President of Baseball Operations. [21] [22]
December 4, 2012: The Giants re-sign free agent IF Marco Scutaro to a three-year contract. December 13, 2012: Free agent and former Giant OF Andrés Torres signs with the team on a one-year contract. January 17–18, 2013: The Giants avoid arbitration with José Mijares, Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, and Gregor Blanco by signing to one-year deals.