Giants' Torres received $500,000 buyout after option declined
Details about Giants outfielder Andres Torres' 2014 option, which nobody knew about it, and which San Francisco declined on Saturday, have been revealed:
Andres Torres' option was declined yesterday...Giants chose $500K buyout over $3MM salary for 2014.
— timdierkes (@timdierkes) November 3, 2013
And now you know.
Torres has a .651 OPS and 36 stolen bases in 50 attempts over the past three years. Look for a club to sign him to a minor-league deal with a spring training invite this offseason.