Edgar Renteria

Edgar Renteria Signs With Giants

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Giants signed shortstop Edgar Renteria worth $18.5MM.

JON PAUL MOROSI'S BLOG: Edgar Renteria still closing in on deal with San Francisco

Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

Edgar Renteria, the Tigers' starting shortstop this year, appears to be nearing a deal with the San Francisco Giants.

Tigers Decline to Offer Edgar Renteria Arbitration

TigerBlog (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

It looks like Dave Dombrowski isn’t a betting man and I think the fact that the Tigers didn’t offer Edgar Renteria arbitration was a wise one. Had the Tigers offered Edgar arbitration and he refused and signed elsewhere, the Tigers would have gotten two draft picks. Of course the gamble is, he takes the bait [...]

This Week's Jack Wilson Post

Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Okay, we know the Detroit Tigers don't want Edgar Renteria to be their shortstop. The team wouldn't even offer him arbitration, even though the San Francisco Giants' rumored interest in Renteria likely means he would've passed on it. We now also know, thanks to Jon Paul Morosi , that Detroit is no longer interested in making a deal with the San Diego Padres for Khalil Greene . And Morosi thinks the...

Sources: Giants sign Renteria to two-year deal

Fox News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The Giants have reached agreement with free-agent shortstop Edgar Renteria on a two-year, $18.5 million contract, according to a major-league source.

What about Bartlett?

View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | yesterday

Assuming reports that the Cardinals are out of the Edgar Renteria bidding are true, I wonder if they would be willing to spring for the long distance phone call to Tampa Bay to ask about Jason Bartlett.The Rays are said...

Giants aim to shore up infield (Tim Brown/Yahoo! Sports)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports : Giants aim to shore up infield — Buzz up! — Needing offense and an overhaul of the left side of their infield, the San Francisco Giants believe they are closing in on signing shortstop Edgar Renteria and have discussed a trade that would send left-handed starter Jonathan Sanchez …

Agent: SS Renteria closing in on deal with Giants (Jerry Crasnick/ESPN)

Ballbug (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Jerry Crasnick / ESPN : Agent: SS Renteria closing in on deal with Giants … The agent for shortstop Edgar Renteria said Wednesday that he's making significant progress toward a deal that would bring the five-time All-Star to the San Francisco Giants. — “We're working on it and we're certainly much, much closer …

Renteria, Giants closing in on a deal.

McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | yesterday

Renteria, Giants closing in on a deal. "The agent for shortstop Edgar Renteria said Wednesday that he's making significant progress toward a deal that would bring the five-time All-Star to the San Francisco Giants. "We're working on it and we're certainly much, much closer, but nothing is done," said agent Barry Meister. A source told ESPN.com that Renteria is looking at a contract in the two-year,...

• Agent: SS Renteria closing in on deal with Giants - ESPN
• Giants continue pursuit of ex-Tigers SS Renteria - ESPN
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Giants in serious talks with free-agent Renteria

Hot Stove News Tracker (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Giants are in serious discussions with shortstop Edgar Renteria on a two-year deal, as they continue to try to shore up holes via free agency. It is expected that a deal could be completed soon. Earlier in the day, the Giants signed reliever Bobby Howry to a one-year deal, and previously they inked reliever Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year, $8-million contract. A Renteria-Giants deal was reported...

• Giants continue pursuit of ex-Tigers SS Renteria - ESPN
• Giants still pursuing veteran shortstop Renteria - CBS SportsLine.com

Giants Closing In On Renteria?

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday

According to Yahoo's Tim Brown, the Giants "believe they are closing in on signing shortstop Edgar Renteria." Brown also says the Giants have discussed trading Jonathan Sanchez to the Marlins for Jorge Cantu. That'd be a steal for the Marlins, who plucked Cantu off the scrap heap in January for a half-million bucks. Brown adds that the Cubs remain in the mix for Jake Peavy, and they have two possible...

Buzz: Sabathia, Renteria, Blake and Laird

MetsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday

According to Lyle Spencer at MLB.com, Angels GM Tony Reagins denied reports that his team is more focused on signing CC Sabthia over Mark Teixeira, despite reports suggesting otherwise. The Giants continue to negotiate with free-agent SS Edgar Renteria, reports the Associated Press. Free-agent OF Casey Blake is seeking a three-year, $20 million deal, reports FoxSports.com. The Tigers [...]

Giants In Talks With Renteria

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday

The AP has an update on the Giants' pursuit of free agent shortstop Edgar Renteria, though there's not much new info. The Giants and Renteria are discussing the parameters of a deal and he is their top option at short. It makes sense that things will get moving now that Renteria failed to receive an offer of arbitration from the Tigers.

• Giants continue pursuit of ex-Tigers SS Renteria - ESPN

Tom Verducci: Shortage of star shortstops a sign of revolution that wasn't

SI.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

The big-hitting, big-bodied shortstop "revolution" that Alex Rodriguez, Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Jeter, Edgar Renteria and Miguel Tejada were said to launch in the late '90s and early '00s never amounted to much, the same way the 6-foot-9 point guard "revolution" sprung by Magic Johnson didn't amount to much. Look around baseball right now. It's hard to remember a time when more teams needed a shortstop...

Tigers Rumors: Renteria, Wilson, Zaun, Treanor

MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press has the latest on the Tigers. GM Dave Dombrowski wasn't sure Edgar Renteria would turn down an offer of arbitration, and he didn't feel two draft picks were worth the risk. Discussions with the Pirates regarding Jack Wilson are ongoing, but concrete proposals have yet to be exchanged. The Tigers have interest in free agent catcher Gregg Zaun. Zaun, 38 in April,...