The deadline for exchanging salary arbitration figures between players and teams was 10 a.m., and the San Francisco Giants were able to settle all three outstanding arbitration cases they faced this offseason. According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Chronicle:

And according to the esteemed Baseball Jeff:

Doval is slightly below MLB Trade Rumor’s $4.6 million forecast they posted in October, while Wade is $300,000 above. After Mike Yastrzemski’s one-year, $9.25 million deal in November, that’s about $18.78 million committed to those three players – they also offered Austin Warren a major league deal contract, but then designated him for assignment yesterday to make room for new backup catcher option Sam Huff. Rogers had a forecast of $5.5 million.

Last Saturday, Steven told us how important Rogers is to the team as a reliable backup player. This is a solid reward for a final year of refereeing and a really nice chapter in a career that perhaps seemed unlikely given his production and lack of speed. Doval receives a handsome reward in his first year as an arbitrator; and Wade is paid at a level that suggests he’s not an afterthought.

These guaranteed offers offer reasonable prices for the type of players they are. In other words, it is a quartet of players with a theoretical upper limit of 4.5 to 5.5 wins above the replacement players. That’s roughly what Willy Adames will be worth in 2024, and he’ll make $26 million this year. This pile amounts to $24.025 million. It’s all very fair in terms of the market, even if none of these players wow and were among the last three Giants teams to disappoint. Still, they are portable contracts (as in tradable contracts) with decent upside potential.

According to Cot’s report, this brings the team’s current Competitive Balance Tax salary to $221,036,151. In actual dollars (remember: the CBT is based on AAV), it’s $181.93 million when you take into account player health benefits ($17.5 million) and the league-mandated contribution to the bonus pool before Arbitration ($1.67 million). I mention these numbers because the Giants have had team budget constraints placed on them this offseason, so it’s worth keeping an eye on these numbers as we learn them, just to see if we can get a sense of how high the total baseball stakes are (Major League, Minor). Leagues, scouting and development) budget varies from year to year. Personally, I’ve been thinking about the $250 million figure for some time.

It was a decent offseason for Buster Posey, but one that was far less dramatic than in recent years. No high-profile free agent pursuit that would result in embarrassment or overwhelming disappointment, and no potential for a strange arbitration process. I am a firm believer in organizations taking on the personality of their leader, and these steadfast and conscious giants certainly remind me of Buster Posey.