Scutaro and Pagan Stay with Giants

The San Francisco Giants recently were able to keep some parts of their lineup for the foreseeable future. First Angel Pagan was signed to a 4 year deal with the Giants for $40 million. Pagan was initially acquired in a trade before the 2012 season. Then the Giants resigned Marco Scutaro to a 3 year deal worth $20 million. Scutaro was acquired via a trade in the middle of the 2012 season and came through with several clutch hits in the NLCS and a hit that scored what turned out to be the series clinching run in the World Series.

A couple of good deals for the Giants as they look to secure the lineup. I would've thought all the money would be use to make sure the pitching staff stayed intact and up to par. This off season, though, didn't really call for a lot of negotiations with big pitchers. Just Brian Wilson and they let him go in favor of Sergio Romo and the rest of the bullpen that got along without him.

It's fine if the Giants want to make sure their lineup is secure but as long that this doesn't affect the rotation and the bullpen long term. They need to make sure their big bucks still goes to pitching.