The GM meetings are underway and there are bound to be some wild discussions that never lead to the consummation of a deal. But those conversations remain valuable to club executives because they offer intelligence on which of their players are valued by other teams. And that sometimes can lead to another conversation down the line that actually goes somewhere.
From what I’m hearing, the Giants have been active in trade discussions since the regular season ended and they have sufficient belief in improving their outfield through trade that they didn’t want to lock in Nori Aoki as their left fielder by picking up his $5.