Our new and OLD Superutility comes for $5 mil less than De-ro.
Take that Heyman! I'd trust Rosenthal (And the market for Uribe) anyday.
Do it already! I can hear the chant.
Uribe nears return to Giants
Free-agent infielder a staple for San Francisco in 2009
fan comments (41)print this page e-mail this page post on facebook By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
12/24/09 12:17 PM EST
Juan Uribe appears to have decided the best fit for him in 2010 is the team he played for in 2009.
According to a Thursday morning tweet from Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, the utility infielder is close to returning to the Giants. Uribe, 30, has been testing the free-agent market, after playing in San Francisco through a one-year deal worth a little over $1 million with incentives in 2009.
In 122 games, which featured Uribe playing pretty much every day during the season's final two months, he batted .289 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs. It marked Uribe's highest average since hitting .283 with the White Sox in 2004.
Uribe was the starting shortstop for the 2005 World Series champion White Sox, stacking up as one of the best defensive players in the American League at his position. Uribe played 44 games at third base last year, 41 at shortstop and 38 at second base. He was believed to be looking for a starting job elsewhere, but would figure to be back in a utility role with San Francisco.
