All the while...

"The Giants hope to develop talent, rather than throw gobs of cash at big-name free agents, while preserving the core of the team that won the 2010 World Series.

That might not satisfy fans who long to see the Giants pursue one of the big bats on the market. However, Baer believes the best route to another title is spending significant money to retain the pitching staff. The $9.5 million given to relievers Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez for 2012 was a symbolic first step."

We'll have to see how much the Giants are willing to go on Timmy and Matt Cain. I rather lock Mattie up long-term and deal with going shorter terms with Timmy who wants one or two years instead of longer.

Give Timmy a two-year deal and his longer term deal to Jose Reyes.