Cueto to Giants.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: Johnny Cueto has an agreement with the Giants, pending a physical.</p>&mdash; Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/676512750202445824">December 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Thanks for the games Cueto.

**** the Giants

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Johnny Cueto has six-year, $130 million agreement with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SFGiants?src=hash">#SFGiants</a>, source confirms. Deal has opt-out after 2017. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSports">@FOXSports</a></p>&mdash; Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/676516380464783365">December 14, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Thanks for everything, Johnny!

(On another note, Giants fans are speculating that this might take them out of the running for Gordo).

I bet 2nd half shit fest cost him at least 30 million.

He should thank a higher power that the Royals season didn't end in Game 4 of the ALCS.

He may have lost a year of his contract had that been the case.

Maybe, but that deal's about on par with what Zimmerman got in terms of AAV and that's about the same class Cueto is in.

Greinke and Price are in another level. Apart from an insane 2014 season, Cueto's always been in the 'very good' tier. The guys getting a $30 million AAV are likely HOFers.

He almost certainly cost himself a little, but the market doesn't support 7 yr deals for many pitchers and a smallish righty almost certainly wasn't getting one. So if you figure his ceiling was at 6 years, maybe a stellar 2nd half nets him a $24 milion AAV but even that's pushing it.

This deal is much better than I thought he'd get. It seems to suggest that his implosion in KC didn't hurt his market value nearly as much as I thought it would.

Too bad the Royals don't get an extra draft pick for this signing.

Well, he is going back to the National League where he won't have to face a DH.

That's a good situation for him. Back to the NL, pitcher's park, good money. I'm guessing he bounces back. Thanks for the playoffs Johnny. Those final two games were great...

Game 5 of the ALDS and Game 2 of the WS likely rebuilt some of his value.

We got the circle trophy with all the flags. It's cool.

I wonder if our philosophy changes in a few years when we get the new TV deal...

Yeah, it'll help his numbers.

But for the Giants, nobody they sign is going to have to face the DH (obviously) so that's not a 'boost' for him. He's not going to get any better a boost by getting to face the pitcher than anyone would have so you don't give him a premium for that.

When you look at what the Giants and D-Backs offered him, it's pretty clear that the market viewed his time with KC as more of a blip on his radar. That or they saw that performance in the clincher as more indicative of what they could get from him than his struggles in September.

It's not a chance I'd have wanted to take, to be honest.

Yeah. I think Game 5 especially.

When he got down early and just locked it in for the next 7 innings, that almost certainly got a lot of teams attention. I think that pretty much made him back most of what he lost.