The Giants have signed 32-year old righty swinging SS/2B Ryan Theriot to a 1-year deal. Theriot played in 132 games for the Cardinals last year and he was 120 for 442 (.271 avg, .662 OPS) with 46 runs scored, 1 homer, 47 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. He has now played in 795 games in his first seven years in the majors and he is 816 for 2,894 (.282 avg, .697 OPS) with 401 runs scored, 17 homers, 229 RBIs and 108 stolen bases. Theriot will likely head into spring training as the favorite to start at shortstop over Brandon Crawford.

The Giants have signed 32-year old righty reliever/starter Clay Hensley to a 1-year deal. Hensley pitched in 37 games (9 starts) for the Marlins last year and he was 6-7 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. He has now pitched in 211 games (49 starts) in his first six years in the majors and he is 24-29 with 7 saves, a 3.94 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Hensley could compete with Barry Zito for the #5 spot in the rotation, but he’s more likely to work out of the pen in 2012 for the Giants.