I talked about Barry Zito‘s option being declined very briefly on Saturday, but there were other options the Giants were busy declining this weekend:

#SFGiants offically decline option on P Barry Zito, OF Andres Torres.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) November 2, 2013

I responded to Bill asking if he was sure that Torres had an option. It was confirmed by the other beat writers, so clearly Torres did, and I had no idea. Not only did he have an option, he had a buyout!

Per me: #sfgiants and Andres Torres held a $3 million mutual option for 2014, after he earned $2 million in ’13. Buyout is $500,000.

— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) November 4, 2013

Son of a! Not only was his option buyout $500,000, it was $200,000 more than the buyout for Ryan Vogelsong‘s was. That’s bonkers to me, as much as I love Torres. Baggs says the Giants are working to bring Vogey back for less than the $6.5MM he was set to make in 2014 if his option were to be picked up:

#SFGiants are negotiating to bring back Ryan Vogelsong, plus some other coal chunks as the hot stove gets started: http://t.co/iDbwXE1zX4

— Andrew Baggarly (@CSNBaggs) November 3, 2013

Makes me wonder how much the Giants are going to save. One 2013 Andres Torres, if that? Maybe just enough coin so that the Giants can give Javier Lopez a nice pay day.

In 2013, Vogelsong had one month with a FIP below 4. In 2011 and 2012, he had one month each season where he had a FIP over 4.  That’s just one stat people might talk about going into 2014, assuming the Giants and Vogelsong get a deal done, which I expect they will. Also because I’m not ready for the Giants and Vogelsong to part ways, and I’m not sure many of us are, either.