San Francisco Giants decline option on Series MVP Edgar Renteria
Just a few days after hitting a three-run home run that turned out to be the World Series winning hit for the 2010 World Champion San Francisco Giants, shortstop Edgar Renteria finds himself without a contract after the club declined to pick up his $10.5
million option.
Instead Renteria will receive a $500,000 buyout.
As well as hitting the Series winning home run, Renteria was named the World Series MVP for the Giants for his overall production. Over the series he hit .412 with two home runs, six RBIs, and six runs scored.
The move was an obvious one for the team’s management. “We're not addressing our 2011 roster right now as much as we're making a decision that is more or less expected by Edgar and most fans,” said Bobby Evans, vice president of baseball operations for the
Giants.
Renteria played in only 72 games this season, a career low, after sustaining three different injuries (groin, hamstring, and biceps) over the course of the season.
He signed an $18.5 million contract with the Giants before the 2009 season. That year he hit .250 with five home runs and 48 RBIs. In 2010 he hit for an average of .276 with three home runs and 22 RBIs. It's likely the Giants management either feel they
can get more production out of the shortstop position for $10.5 million, or they feel they can re-sign Renteria for a more reasonable amount.
Should the team not re-sign him, or if he decides to retire, Renteria is cemented in Giants’ history after his play in the World Series helped the team win their first championship since 1954.
He has won two World Series in his career, getting the Series winning hit in both, was selected to the all-star team five times, won the Gold Glove Award twice, and won the Silver Slugger Award three times.
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