Spending money on international free agents isn't the Giants' game, usually. And when they've tried it, it hasn't gone well.
The opening of the international signing period is a big deal now, what with the Internet being a hideous, pulsing organism that is never satisfied until it has more, more, more information to shove down its open gullet, which still isn't enough, so it screams for more, more, more. People like to talk about prospects. On Thursday, teams will spend money -- a lot, in some cases -- on prospects. It's only natural to get excited if you're a baseball nerd and dig your way to the bottom of the information hole.