Right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, a graduate with honors from the Blake Snell School of Confusing But Wildly Talented Starting Pitchers, was finally traded on Wednesday after months of speculation. As you probably could have predicted, he signed with Not The San Francisco Giants. As you also probably could have predicted, we were subjected to a rumor that the Giants had gotten just enough in the running to be mentioned as a loser, even if that notion was dispelled by a more credible source than the one offering it in the first place.
Most Giants fans, and particularly those who are cynical about the abilities of PBO Farhan Zaidi, have long joked about the team’s ability to finish second place for free agents: Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper spring to mind, but there are certainly others.