STAT LINE: 66.0 IP, 2.59 ERA (2.45 FIP), 72 K : 14 BB, 4 home runs allowed, 32 holds!
Tony Watson signed with the Giants on the day pitchers and catchers reported for Spring Training. It was a 2-year, $7 million contract and includes a club option for 2020. The deal saved the Giants’ season.
Oh sure, the Giants’ season ultimately wound up being beyond saving, but Tony Watson was only the second unanimous quality player the Giants brought in to fix their broken 2017 team. Andrew McCutchen was the other, as there were questions about Evan Longoria’s decline and Austin Jackson’s ultimate utility — we all knew the Giants would thrust a player they intended to be a bench player into a starting role — and who knew about Derek Holland who was there on a minor league deal anyway?