By now you’ve surely heard the news that Santa delivered with the expired coal the day after Christmas: not only did the San Francisco Giants fail to sign Corbin Burnes, but he instead signed with a division rival with whom the Giants hoped to fight for third place in the NL West with.
And perhaps you’ve heard the other news. Allow me to quote my coworker Bryan Murphy, who quoted reporter Andrew Baggarly, who quoted president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who said: “We believe in our young arms, and feel like they are in a position to take some big steps forward.