Another prediction has been made that the San Francisco Giants will eventually sign Blake Snell, the remaining FA’s biggest fish.
MLB.com said in an article titled “Fronters’ Discussion: Which team will use the big money hidden?” on the 28th (Korean time), “An official from the NL club predicted that the Giants would recruit Snell to form a one-two punch with Logan Webb.”
“It seems most appropriate for Snell to go to San Francisco and Cody Bellinger to go to the Cubs. Toronto could approach Bellinger,” the official said.
Another official said, “If Snell and the Giants combine, the Yankees will definitely sign Bellinger. The Yankees can use him as a first baseman, center fielder, and designated hitter, but chances are high that they will use him as a complete first baseman in 2025.”
In other words, Bellinger has a variety of destinations, including the Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees, but Snell’s signing with San Francisco is the most likely scenario in the current market atmosphere.
If Snell signs a contract with San Francisco, it means that the No. 1 and No. 2 pitchers in last year’s NL Cy Young Award will be a team. This means that San Francisco will have the best one-two punch in the NL.
Snell pitched in 32 games with the San Diego Padres last year and pitched 180 innings, winning 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA and 234 strikeouts, winning the NL Cy Young Award with 28 first-place votes in the BBWAA vote. He became the seventh person in both leagues to win the Cy Young Award, receiving the honor of the best pitcher in five years following 2018 when he was a member of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Webb pitched 216 innings in 33 games, recording 11 wins and 13 losses, an ERA of 3.25 and 194 strikeouts, ranking second to Snell with one first-place vote and 17 second-place votes. Snell was ranked No. 1 overall in both leagues in ERA and Webb was No. 1 overall in pitching innings. In particular, Webb was considered better than Snell in terms of “inning eater” and “controlling control.”
If San Francisco embraces Snell, it could quickly emerge as a position to challenge the stronghold of its rival LA Dodgers.
San Francisco Giants actively participated in the bid to recruit Shohei Ohtani, the biggest free agent, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a Japanese pitcher, but failed as it was widely known. Some news outlets reported that Ohtani offered a total of more than 650 million U.S. dollars, and reportedly prepared 300 million dollars for Yamamoto as well. However, the team lost everything to the Dodgers.
Snell seems to have to go all in now. However, Snell’s requirements are not easy. His agent is Scott Boras. According to the New York Post, the New York Yankees offered Snell 150 million dollars and were rejected, but his request was 270 million dollars. 라바카지노도메인
San Francisco, which had 107 wins in 2021, did not advance to the postseason for 2022 and last year, the second consecutive year. Among the 2021 members, Buster Posey, Brandon Belt, Evan Longoria, Kevin Gausman, and Jake McGee left or retired, and did not reinforce properly.
San Francisco ranked 22nd in the power ranking evaluated by MLB.com on the 3rd (Korea time). Bleacher Report ranked San Francisco 17th in the power ranking posted on the 26th.
Major League Trade Rumors (MLBTR) said in an article titled “The Giants’ Recent Offseason Status” on the 27th, “The Giants made a big investment in December last year to sign a six-year, $113 million contract with Lee Jung-hoo, but the rest of the power reinforcement is essentially small,” adding, “Even if we did quite an active reinforcement work, questions are pouring into the lineup and rotation.”
Lee Jung-hoo’s contract is the fifth-largest in San Francisco club history after Buster Posey (2013-2021, $167 million for nine years), Johnny Cueto (2016-2021, $130 million for six years), Matt Cain (2012-2017, $127.5 million for six years) and Barry Zito (2007-2013, $126 million for seven years).
It remains to be seen whether Snell will surpass all of their ransom and wear a San Francisco uniform.
