Some thoughts on stuff as the Hot Stove season moves closer to next week's Winter Meetings:
This is reportedly what the San Francisco Giants may be facing as they pursue Zack Greinke: If he ends up going back to the Los Angeles Dodgers, they could spend roughly the same amount of money on Samardzija and Leake, especially with the report that Samardzija has already been offered $100 million by one club. Over the past three seasons, Greinke has averaged 5.6 WAR per season; Samardzija and Leake have combined to average 4.0 WAR per season.