Wednesday Bird Droppings: The offseason on-deck circle

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty ImagesGood morning, Birdland!

We were under the impression that the Shohei Ohtani signing would really get things moving around baseball. Once the biggest domino fell, it would have a natural impact on those behind. Well, it’s been four days since the first report that Ohtani had agreed to a deal with the Dodgers, and that hasn’t exactly been the case.

Perhaps that started to change late on Tuesday. The Giants agreed to a six-year, $113-million deal with Jung Hoo Lee, a 25-year-old outfielder that’s coming over from the KBO this year. Finally, the Giants were able to hand someone (anyone!) a big check after they were rebuffed by Aaron Judge a year ago and Ohtani…