The Giants agreed to a deal with a local boy Tuesday night, giving him millions to patrol the Oracle Park outfield. He may not be the one Giants fans dreamed of, but take it from me: They should be over the moon about getting Mitch Haniger.
As a lifelong Seattle Mariners fan, it is more bitter than sweet to see my favorite active MLB player sail away from Puget Sound and into the San Francisco Bay. But it is a homecoming for the former multisport star at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, who grew up rooting for the Giants.