I was not a huge fan when the San Francisco Giants traded for Longoria. Not because I don’t think he’s a great player, but that contract is brutal.
And now, after a somewhat disappointing season in which he is hitting .245 with 16 home runs, it feels like the Giants are stuck with the aging veteran.
Longoria played all of 2018 at age 32, and this was the first time he hasn’t played in at least 156 games since 2012. And unless he has a huge final weekend, it will be the first time he hasn’t hit at least 20 home runs in a season since 2012 as well.