San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate)
Left-handed reliever Jack Taschner, whose future with the Giants was in doubt, will return in 2009. The Giants tendered Taschner a contract for next season by Friday's deadline.
Left-handed reliever Jack Taschner, whose future with the Giants was in doubt, will return in 2009. The Giants tendered Taschner a contract for next season by Friday's deadline.
Taschner, who will turn 31 in April, had a 4.88 ERA in 67 games for the Giants last season, but general manager Brian Sabean said he believes Taschner can improve in a different role, complementing fellow lefties Jeremy Affeldt and Alex Hinshaw.
"He just needs to pitch in a spot in the pecking order (where) he can relax and have some success. He's been overexposed a little bit," Sabean said. "To have three lefties, including him, that really helps. Not many teams can do that."
Taschner earned $400,500 last season and is the only Giant eligible for salary arbitration.
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