SF Giants reliever likely to become arbitration-eligible after attaining Super Two status

The SF Giants began this offseason with four arbitration-eligible players to consider this winter. They may add one more to the mix as Austin Warren has seemingly gained Super Two status.

SF Giants reliever likely to become arbitration-eligible after attaining Super Two status

Super Two status is when a player can become arbitration-eligible one offseason earlier, meaning that they would go through the process four times.

By default, players with three years of service time go through the arbitration process. For the Giants, this includes Mike Yastrzemski, LaMonte Wade Jr., Tyler Rogers, and Camilo Doval.

Super Two status is for the top 22 percent of players in service time between two and three years. This season, the Super Two cutoff is 2.132 years of service time according to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press.

Austin Warren squeaked right by this cutoff date with 2.135 years of service time, per Cot's. Warren is one of the beneficiaries mentioned by Blum and Cot's has already updated the Giants' list of arbitration-eligible players.

Later this month, the Giants will need to decide whether to tender contracts for 2025 to Yastrzemski, Wade Jr., Rogers, and Doval. Warren is now part of that list. It also means that he is likely due for a small raise from his $760,000 salary in 2024.

The Giants signed the veteran reliever last winter as he continued to recover from Tommy John surgery. They knew he would not be ready for the first half of the year but they signed him due in part to having two minor league options remaining.

The Giants leveraged that optionability as Warren was shuttled back and forth to San Francisco a few times in 2024. During his time with the Sacramento River Cats, he posted a 4.70 ERA with 27 strikeouts against six walks in 23 frames.

Warren did throw well for San Francisco in a limited sample as he recorded a 1.69 ERA in 10.1 innings last season. In parts of four major league seasons, he has a 3.14 ERA in 38 appearances.

While the Giants could return many of the same faces for the bullpen next season, Warren could pitch his way into a larger role next season.