Earlier in the week, I reminded everybody that the Giants’ talk of being maxed out on payroll could be a smokescreen. There’s no advantage to declaring a desperate remaining need; there’s every advantage in promising little, delivering big.
I would like to hedge my bets, if I may.
The headlines aren’t encouraging. From The Chronicle:
Giants maxing out on payroll, relying heavily on Matt Cain
Huh. According to these records, the last season in which Matt Cain was good, Aubrey Huff played second base. That can’t be right.