The San Francisco Giants have decided to promote 22-year-old first baseman, Brandon Belt, to the big league club, John Shea of The San Francisco Chronicle Tweets. When told of his promotion by manager Bruce Bochy, the young infielder started to cry.

Although Belt was doing well in Spring Training, many expected him to open up in Triple-A to play everyday. However, with Cody Ross‘ recent injury, the Giants have the option to move Aubrey Huff to the outfield and give Belt the spot at first.

Promoting Belt this early could pose problems in the long run for the team’s budget if he succeeds. Players traditionally need three years of Major League service time to be eligible for salary arbitration, but if Belt succeeds in his rookie and sophomore year and the Giants do not demote him, he could qualify as a Super Two (the top 17% of players in their second year). Anytime salary arbitration comes around, there’s potential for a player to cost the team millions in salary as opposed to the $400,000 and change due to them as a Major League minimum.

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