Oct 25, 2012; San

Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Santiago Casilla

throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the 8th inning during

game two of the 2012 World Series at AT The San Francisco

Giants announced that they have signed reliever Santiago Casilla to

a three-year deal that is worth $15 million, with a club/vesting option for

2016. This is all pending a physical that will take place on

Tuesday. Casilla has spent the past three season with the Giants,

and has been a vital part of the back end of the bullpen. He went

7-6 with a 2.84 ERA in 2012, and was the team’s closer once Brian

Wilson got injured, saving 25 games. The righty is entering his

final year of arbitration, meaning that this contract will buy out

two of his free agent years. Casilla was signed by the Oakland A’s

in 2000 as an amateur free agent. He showed flashes of brilliance

in Oakland, but could never put it all together and signed a

minor-leauge contract across the Bay in 2010, and you know the rest

of the story.