The San Francisco Giants made a move to keep their former starting second baseman — for the time being.
to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, a move that came two days after the team made the surprising decision to place him on waivers.
But, in Estrada’s case, he was making $4.7 million and had two more years of arbitration eligibility ahead of him. The Giants would not have saved much and risked giving up a player with controllable years. That’s something most teams are loathe to do. In the vacuum of this season, it makes some sense. He’s batted .217. But after last year’s performance, in which he slashed .271/.315/.416/.731 with 14 home runs and 49 RBI, he looked like a player that was here to stay — and one that should be given some slack.NBC Sports Bay Area"Look, he had a tough road this year with his hand and wrist and didn't perform the way he has in the past," he said.
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