Giants GM Brian Sabean can guarantee that Hunter Pence will be back with the team in 2013, according to an ESPN.com report.

Sabean said Wednesday the team plans to tender a contract to Pence, even though the right fielder could be in line to make $13 million-plus in salary arbitration next season. 

"Pence is going to be coming back," Sabean said at the general managers' meetings. "We think there are some things he can do to fix what went wrong this year. We like the player. We made a big trade to get him, and he's going to be a Giant next year."