Someday we'll all look back on this and laugh, part X XVII

The Giants have officially signed Ryan Klesko.

I am not horrified by this. The $1.75 base ssems a little high to me for a guy who is 35 and missed almost all of last season. But really, who else on the Giants is a better first baseman? Rich Aurilia? Mike Sweeney? Pedro Feliz?

In his last full season he put up a .248/.358/.418, good for 6 RC/G. Last year Feliz had 4.1. Klesko could have slugged around .330 and still been more productive than Feliz. Plus, he would have had a slugging percentage lower than his OBP, which is pretty freaking cool in a shattering the space/time continuum sort of way.

Not that Klesko will be replacing Feliz, but it's the sort of benchmark the Giants have on the corner infield. So even if Klesko has almost zero power (or exactly zero power, as I've already proved conclusively with science. Yea, science), as long as he can keep his OBP up he can be better than what we have, which is really the whole point of getting new players anyway.

Add some time spelling Bonds in left and hopefully platooning him, those positives could rise and we could have a better-than-Niekro on our hands. And if he actually can hit, he becomes a Proven Winner at the Deadline, which could net the Giants ... something other than Ryan Klesko. But really, what do they have to lose?

We sit and tremble in anticipation.