Giants bring back Bumgarner, Panda
In moves that were expected, the Giants on Monday exercised their 2019 contract options on pitcher Madison Bumgarner and infielder Pablo Sandoval.
Bumgarner will earn at least $12 million in the final year of the long-term deal he signed in 2012. That is the listed salary, but it likely has grown some through escalators based on performance milestones.
The Giants again will pay Sandoval the major-league minimum, around $545,000, in the final year of the five-year deal he signed with Boston after the 2014 season. The Red Sox will pay the rest of his $18.6 million salary.
Bumgarner and Sandoval will be free agents after the 2019 season, barring extensions.
In another formality, the Giants moved Sandoval, catcher Buster Posey and pitchers Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto and Julian Fernandez from the 60-day disabled list, leaving the 40-man roster at 36.
— Henry Schulman Boston parade: In a Boston tradition, the Red Sox will climb aboard duck boats for a parade to celebrate the team’s fourth World Series title in 15 seasons, city officials said. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at Fenway Park.
Police said alcohol would be prohibited along the parade route and no one would be allowed to carry weapons of any kind.
The tradition of players climbing aboard the amphibious duck boats, one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, to celebrate championships dates back to 2004. Chapman, Olson honored: Third baseman Matt Chapman and first baseman Matt Olson of the A’s won Fielding Bible Awards for their defensive prowess. The awards are presented annually by Baseball Info Solutions and take into consideration advanced defensive metrics.
— John Shea Briefly: The Mets will hire agent Brodie Van Wagenen, a Stanford alum, as general manager, team spokesman Harold Kaufman confirmed . ... The Diamondbacks picked up the $14.5 million option on Paul Goldschmidt’s contract for the 2019 season . ... The Nationals exercised their $6 million club option for 2019 on former A’s lefty Sean Doolittle . ... The White Sox declined their $16 million option on James Shields and exercised a $2 million buyout, making the right-hander a free agent . ... A’s reliever Yusmeiro Petit is the lone Bay Area player on the All-Star roster that will play seven games across Japan, Nov. 8-15. The Giants will be represented by Hensley Meulens, who is on manager Don Mattingly’s coaching staff . ... Adam Wainwright became a free agent, then finalized a $2 million, one-year contract with the Cardinals that allows him to earn $8 million in performance bonuses as a starter.