A couple of easy decisions here for the Giants …
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports that the San Francisco front office has officially declined an $18 million club option on left-hander Barry Zito and a club option of unknown value on outfielder Andres Torres. The players are now free agents.
Zito, 35, posted a brutal 5.74 ERA (58 ERA+) across 133 1/3 innings during the 2013 regular season — the final chapter of that seven-year, $126 million free agent contract that he received in December 2006.
Torres, also 35, hit .250/.302/.342 with two home runs in 300 plate appearances this past summer.
Zito got a $7 million buyout from the Giants. It’s not clear whether Torres got anything.