If you were wondering whether the Giants would sign Tim Anderson, Enrique (Kike) Hernandez or Brandon Crawford to back up Marco Luciano at shortstop, the answer is (d) None of the Above. They went with former Diamondbacks shortstop, Gold Glove winner Nick Ahmed.
San Francisco Giants Sign Longtime Arizona Diamondbacks Defensive Specialist (msn.com)
His batting results last year were basically identical to Brandon Crawford. His fielding results were +1 Rtot (Crawford was -8 Rtot), so that hasn't departed him yet. Crawford was -1.3 WAR, Ahmed was -0.1 WAR. Uninspiring, to say the least. He made $10.375 mms. last season. Hopefully somewhat less than that this season after his 2023 53 OPS+ (100 is league average).
San Francisco Giants Sign Longtime Arizona Diamondbacks Defensive Specialist (msn.com)
His batting results last year were basically identical to Brandon Crawford. His fielding results were +1 Rtot (Crawford was -8 Rtot), so that hasn't departed him yet. Crawford was -1.3 WAR, Ahmed was -0.1 WAR. Uninspiring, to say the least. He made $10.375 mms. last season. Hopefully somewhat less than that this season after his 2023 53 OPS+ (100 is league average).
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