Giants Re-Sign Pagan for Four Years

I will be the first to admit that I was hesitant to endorse the Giants re-signing Pagan because I expected him to get over-payed. However, after BJ Upton signed for five years and 75 million with the Braves, the market was set and Pagan is now set to return to San Francisco at a price tag of 40 million dollars over the next four years. While I feel that is more than he is worth, it is not a bad contract by any means. Pagan is valuable and he became a leader and a presence during last season's world series run.

I actually envisioned Pagan getting both more money and more years but the market did not allow that. The Giants benefited from the deal that Upton got in Atlanta. Even if this turns out to be a bad contract, like Huff and Rowand, it won't last long. At 31, I don't expect Pagan to be a big impact player by the end of this contract but he very well should be able to contribute at a good level for at least two or three more years. He was a huge catalyst for the offense in 2012 and if he even approaches the level of play that he had this past season then it will be a great signing for the Giants.