Freddy Sanchez will stay in San Francisco

Jenifer Langosch/MLB.com

Anyone who was still hoping that the Pirates could somehow bring second baseman Freddy Sanchez back to Pittsburgh, I've got some not-so-good-news for you. The Giants and Sanchez agreed to a two-year contract extension on Friday, meaning that Sanchez will stay right where the Pirates traded him.

Sanchez was traded to the Giants on July 29 for RHP Tim Alderson on a day in which the Pirates dealt away both of its middle infielders.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Sanchez's deal is worth $12 million total over two years. You'll remember that the Pirates offered Sanchez a two-year, $10 million extension in mid-July. Sanchez turned down that initial offer and was traded soon after. At the time that Sanchez rejected the offer, though, he was still on pace to trigger an automatic $8 million option for 2010. As it turned out, though, Sanchez ended up falling short of the plate appearance threshold he needed to guarantee that option because of late-season injuries.

Jumpin' Jack Flash: While we're on the subject of former Pirates infielders, I might as well note here that shortstop Jack Wilson won the 2009 Fielding Bible Award for all Major League shortstops. Winners of the award are determined by a panel of 10 and is announced in Bill James' 2010 Handbook. He led all shortstops in James' "runs saved" category with 27. St. Louis' Brendan Ryan was second with 19.

Follow me on Twitter: @LangoschMLB