Giants sign Flores to 2-year, $13M extension
The San Francisco Giants inked infielder Wilmer Flores to a two-year, $13-million contract extension that includes an option for 2025.
Flores will earn $6.5 million during each of the next two seasons. The player option will be worth $3.5 million if exercised, making it a three-year, $16.5-million pact. If Flores declines, it would then convert to an $8.5-million club option, pushing the maximum value of the deal to $21.5 million over three years.
The 31-year-old elected to forego free agency in order to stay in San Francisco.
Wilmer Flores called it a “no brainer” to sign extension. Why skip free agency? “I wanted to come back here,” he said. “I just love everyone here and playing at this stadium in San Francisco makes me feel good. You can’t buy that.”
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) September 12, 2022
Flores, who's currently making $3.5 million, joined the Giants in 2020 after six seasons with the New York Mets. He also previously played one campaign for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The veteran has appeared in 132 games in 2022, registering a .235/.319/.414 slash line. He's tied his career high in home runs with 18 while setting a new personal benchmark with 65 RBIs.
The Giants are well outside the National League playoff picture with a 67-73 record. The club won the NL West in 2021 with 107 victories.
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