This time every year, MLB Trade Rumors puts out its remarkably accurate salary arbitration figures. For the fourth straight year, the Giants have six arbitration-eligible players. For what figures to be the third straight year, the economics of baseball are experience labor-busting changes. This means obvious arbitration and extension candidates don’t exist. I’m sure we’ll see the MLBTR team incorporate this into their arbitration model next offseason.
This means the Giants might not try to extend a guy to avoid arbitration and grab a year of his free agency or even tender a player who was useful this past season.