The Padres essentially matched the contract Giles probably would have gotten had he signed with the Yankees. The Yankees had come to believe that Giles simply wanted to remain with his hometown team, and Giles confirmed that Thursday.
"It was a fun process; I'm glad it's over, to be honest with you," Giles said at a news conference in San Diego. "It's a trying time, especially when you really want to be in a place where you feel like you have a chance to win and you can be at home."
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