Brandon Crawford agreed to a one-year, $3.175 million contract with the Giants to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.

Crawford agreed to a one-year, $3.175 million contract with the Giants to avoid arbitration, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.

Analysis:

Locked in as the Giants' starting shortstop, Crawford is coming off the finest offensive season of his career, having posted a .246/.324/.389 slash line in 2014, with 10 home runs, 69 RBI, 54 runs and five stolen bases. He oddly had a massive reverse-platoon split, which can largely be explained by his .404 BABIP against left-handed pitchers, compared to a .262 mark versus right-handers. His career-long numbers hint at a slight preference for facing right-handers, as he strikes out much more often against southpaws, but also hits more ground balls. Given his middling power and cavernous home park, Crawford probably doesn't want to put too many balls in the air.