Coming into the offseason, the San Francisco Giants had some players eligible for arbitration that they had to negotiate with.

One of the players eligible for arbitration was veteran Mike Yastrzemski. But they won’t have to go to a hearing.

According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the two sides have agreed to a one-year, $9.25 million deal to avoid arbitration. That means the Giants have saved some money based on projections from earlier this offseason, as he was expected to make $9.5 million for the 2025 season.

San Francisco was rumored to be considering not tendering Yastrzemski as the increase in his price tag was climbing to an amount close to his value. Their thought process was by not tendering him, whatever it would have cost to keep him they could have added another free agent later this winter.

Instead, they have chosen to keep the veteran in the mix and with good reason. He has been a fairly consistent producer at the plate over the past six seasons, with above-average power numbers.

In every full season of his career, he has hit between 15 and 25 home runs with a wRC+ of at least 99 up to 120. Slightly above par with the glove, it made sense for the Giants to bring him back given the amount of uncertainty there. is with the rest of the list.

At this stage in his career, Yastrzemski is probably best suited in a platoon role as a fourth winger. He has hit right-handed pitching very well, posting a slash line of .244/.329/.479 with 88 home runs in 1,728 at-bats.

However, the Giants have plenty of options in the outfield that they can turn to before making free agency moves. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Yastrzemski is a trade candidate, especially if San Francisco looks to shed salary.

Teams are always in the market for a power-hitting leftyand he’s not a huge negative on the field should he need to play more.