Initial reports had him signing with the Milwaukee Brewers instead of the San Francisco Giants, but that turned out to simply be a typo on Twitter.
With all 30 teams letting reporters know about players that will and won’t be tendered contracts, it is understandable to make some mistakes. In an era of fake news and fake Twitter handles, this one was an easy fix.
cory gearrin’s $1.05M deal is with giants, of course (h/t @Haudricourt )
Gearrin was drafted in the fourth round of the 2007 Amateur draft by the Atlanta Braves and was released in 2014.