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San Francisco Giants Offseason Signings, One Season Later

By Sean Bialaszek

Oct 2, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) celebrate cinching the wild card against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 to 1. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) celebrate cinching the wild card against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 to 1. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 16, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Ramiro Pena (1) looks up after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

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Albert Suarez, Ramiro Pena, Grant Green, Gorkys Hernandez, and Vin Mazzaro were all brought in last offseason and played for the big league club in 2016.

Suarez, a 10-year minor league veteran, got his first taste of major league action with the Giants, and performed quite admirably. Filling in as both a starter and a reliever, Suarez posted a 4.29 ERA and 1.310 WHIP in 84 innings over 22 games. In his 12 starts, he didn’t allow more than three earned runs once. Suarez will again provide valuable depth in 2017.

Pena, a well-traveled infielder, was recalled in June when the injuries really started to hit the Giants. He filled in extremely well, hitting .299/.330/.425 in 30 games, with six doubles, a triple, a home run, and 10 RBI. He dealt with his own ankle injury during that time, but was a big reason the Giants played so well in June and early July. It wouldn’t be surprising if Pena was back in the big leagues at some point with the Giants in 2017.

Former top prospect Green shared a similar 2016 story to Pena. He was brought in a minor league deal, played most of the year in Triple-A, but when injuries piled up a bit too high, he was brought up. Green mostly played second base, and didn’t do half-bad. In 18 games, he hit .261/.300/.370 with a home run and seven RBI. Like Pena, he might be back in 2017.

Hernandez spent just about the entire season with Sacramento, and he was great down there. He slashed .302/.382/.421 while playing center field and hitting leadoff, providing speed and a veteran presence to the club. He earned a callup late in the year, and served as part of a center-field platoon. He did well with the bat, but made his biggest contribution defensively. He covered an insane amount of ground in center field, and showed off a cannon of an arm. With a couple of outfielders potentially leaving in free agency, Hernandez could find himself an spot on the opening day roster as fourth outfielder.

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Mazzaro pitched two games for the Giants in early May and it did not go well. In one inning, he allowed seven hits, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and nine runs (six earned runs). Yikes.

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