Giants, Vogelsong agree to 1-year, $4-million deal
Ryan Vogelsong's days in San Francisco aren't over just yet.
The 37-year-old right-hander agreed to a one-year, $4-million deal with the Giants on Friday, the club announced, signing up for another season with the team that afforded him the opportunity to revive his career in 2011.
Vogelsong was reportedly close to signing a one-year deal with the Houston Astros earlier this week - the veteran lamented in November that the Giants didn't share mutual interest in working out a new deal - but abruptly changed course Wednesday and re-engaged with San Francisco.
Vogelsong has earned two World Series championships since re-establishing himself in the Giants' rotation in 2011 following a three-year stint in Japan, though his performance has declined over the last two seasons.
The former fifth-round pick posted a 4.62 (75 ERA+) with a 1.38 WHIP since 2013, yielding 1.03 home runs per nine innings while posting the seventh-lowest swinging-strike rate among starters (min. 250 IP).
It remains unclear, however, how manager Bruce Bochy will utilize Vogelsong in 2015, as the Giants' rotation for next season is tentatively comprised of Madison Bumgarner, Tim Hudson, Matt Cain, Jake Peavy and Tim Lincecum.