Giants ink shortstop Edgar Renteria
Posted on: Thursday, 4 December 2008, 14:54 CST
The San Francisco Giants Thursday signed free agent shortstop Edgar Renteria to a two-year contract.
The 33-year-old Renteria, a five-time NL All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner, played for Detroit last season, but the Tigers chose not to pick up his 2009 signing option.
Detroit acquired from him Atlanta in a three-player deal on Oct. 29, 2007.
We're extremely excited to bring a player of Edgar's caliber to our organization,
said Giants general manager Brian Sabean. He is a complete player on both sides of the ball, a clutch performer and a winner.
Renteria likely will be San Francisco's shortstop since Omar Vizquel was not offered salary arbitration and is a free agent.
Renteria also has played for Florida, St. Louis and Boston.
He has a .290 career batting average with 127 homers, 817 RBI and 280 stolen bases in 1,860 games (7,140 at-bats).
In 2008, he batted .270 with 10 homers and 55 RBI.
Source: United Press International
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