By no means does this mean San Francisco hasn’t tried to score big in recent off-seasons. Just last year, reports revealed that the Giants offered a 6 year/$150 million contract to pitcher Jon Lester. , but he ended up signing with the Chicago Cubs for $5 million more. Back in 2012, San Francisco was linked to shortstop Jose Reyes, but he eventually signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Instead, San Francisco has been forced to settle for one and two year contracts with guys like Edgar Renteria, Pat Burrell, Michael Morse, Nori Aoki, Tim Hudson, among others.