Veteran shortstop Edgar Renteria played the hero this year in the Giants’ amazing run to the World Series crown, batting .412 with six RBI over the course of the five-game Fall Classic.
But he’s probably not going to be back in 2011.
The Giants declined Renteria’s $10.5 million option on Thursday evening, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman.
Renteria will be 36 by the end of next season and played in only 72 games during the 2010 regular season campaign because of injuries and old age.
He’s talked a little about retirement and it’s never a bad thing to go out on top. We’re guessing that’s the path he takes.
The Giants are also losing infielder Juan Uribe and will look to patch the holes via trade or the free agent market this winter.
