One of the least talked about qualities of being a Giants fan is that they’re not a “poor” team that’s not going to have the finances to do cool things like sign top free agents, extend their best players, and buy prospects or 40-man roster upgrades by taking on bad deals.
Up until today — literally, an hour ago — the Giants hadn’t really done much of that last thing, but that all changed this afternoon when the team announced a trade with the Los Angeheim Angels of Angeloslegos:
If you’ve been tracking the Winter Meetings rumors to this point, then you know the Angels are hot for Gerrit Cole, whose market value right now might well be north of 8 years and $300 million.