The only question is if teams with more intriguing prospects will make a stronger push.
Early in the morning between the ROCKIES DID WHAT tweets and the NO SERIOUSLY WHAT ROCKIES tweets, Ken Rosenthal confirms that the Giants are interested in the move that makes the most sense for them: They're reportedly pushing hard to trade for Cole Hamels:
Sources: #SFGiants making strong push for #Phillies’ Hamels. Nearly $50M coming off Giants’ payroll at end of season.
The Giants are losing the Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Marco Scutaro, and Jeremy Affeldt contracts, that's true.