SAN FRANCISCO–In what will surely go down as one the least surprising moves of the offseason, the Giants announced Monday that they have exercised the club option on Madison Bumgarner’s contract.
By picking up the option, San Francisco is slated to pay Bumgarner $12 million in 2019 before he’s scheduled to hit free agency next winter.
The Giants also elected to pick up infielder Pablo Sandoval’s club option Monday, giving the team another season of control for the versatile utility player.
Sandoval was one of five Giants reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Monday as San Francisco also moved catcher Buster Posey and pitchers Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija and Julian Fernández back to the 40-man roster.