Giants: Which free-agent ace will they pair with Bumgarner?

SAN FRANCISCO -- Baseball's free-agent marketplace opens for business on Saturday and the Giants will make a beeline for one specific aisle.

For the second consecutive winter, they will pursue a big-name starting pitcher.A year ago, they made no secret that they coveted left-hander Jon Lester. Buster Posey paid him a visit. Bruce Bochy flew across the country to Atlanta to recruit him. The Giants made an offer in line with the six-year, $155 million deal that Lester ultimately took with the Chicago Cubs."We did not receive a rose," Giants GM Bobby Evans told reporters at the winter meetings.