UPDATE: It’s a done deal now for three years and $13 million, pending a physical exam next week.
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Giants general manager Brian Sabean revealed yesterday that he was very close to re-signing reliever Javier Lopez and now Steve Berman of Bay Area Sports Guy reports that it’ll be a three-year, $13 million deal.
Last time Lopez re-signed with the Giants he got a two-year, $8.5 million contract, so he’s basically getting the same deal with an extra year added on. Not bad for a 35-year-old left-handed specialist.
Lopez has a 2.26 ERA in four seasons with the Giants, including a 1.83 ERA this year, and he’s held left-handed hitters to a sub-.200 batting average in five of the past six seasons.
Sabean and the Giants have been very busy already this offseason, re-signing Lopez and Tim Lincecum for a combined $48 million while also adding Tim Hudson to the rotation on a two-year, $23 million deal.
