With the Giants $5 million over the luxury tax following the signing of new closer Mark Melancon, general manager Bobby Evans has said the team is unlikely to make any more big multi-year signings this offseason.
While another splash might not be on the horizon, San Francisco is still looking to add depth to a lineup that finished 19th in runs scored and 28th in home runs last season. Former Colorado Rockies slugger Mark Reynolds is one of the players have taken a look at to further that end, according to Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area.
As always, Giants would like to add power to bench. Checked in on Mark Reynolds, similar players. Other than that, offseason is likely done.
— Alex Pavlovic (@AlexPavlovic) December 10, 2016
Reynolds’ power numbers have dipped considerably over the years, hitting only 14 home runs in 2016, but his slugging percentage would’ve still been third best last season in a Giants lineup bereft of power. Overall, Reynolds is coming off a stellar bounce back year with Colorado (playing in Coors Field helped), posting a .806 OPS last season, his best since 2011. Reynolds is an unrestricted free agent, who earned $2.6 million last year, with Spotrac projecting his current market value at $5.9 per year.
Despite trading for Eduardo Nunez at the trade deadline, the Giants have been connected with a number third baseman over the last few months, though it seems unlikely that Reynolds would be brought on as an everyday player.
Reynolds is not traditionally the type of player the Giants target, with Evans and Co. tending to avoid hitters with high strikeout rates. Reynolds holds the record for strikeouts in a season, whiffing 223 times in 2009.