SF Giants mailbag: How upset will fans be if they don’t sign a big name?

How upset will fans of the San Francisco Giants be if the team misses out on all of the top talent this offseason? The Giants’ top target is clearly Aaron Judge, and a resolution could come within a week. Judge may very well end up back in New York, but there’s also a chance he ends up elsewhere. Can you imagine the reaction if the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Aaron Judge? Giants fans would go absolutely ballistic. If Judge signs anywhere other than San Francisco, it’s been pretty clearly reported that Carlos Correa is their next target. But what if the miss on him as well, and essentially don’t land any top players? There’s always the trade market, but the Giants’ preferred method for adding top talent this winter should be cold hard cash.

What’s the latest with the SF Giants’ reported interest in Kenley Jansen? About a week and a half ago, it was reported that the Giants were discussing a two-year contract with the former Dodgers closer. But we haven’t heard anything since. It’s possible that those reports were planted by an agent. No new reports have emerged on Jansen in the last 10 days or so, so it’s unclear where the San Francisco Giants stand—and whether or not those original reports were even true.

Other questions addressed on today’s mailbag Locked On Giants: Have the Giants overused or underused platoons under Gabe Kapler? What do you make of Kapler’s comments in The Athletic at the end of the season when he said he likes platooning and finds using a lot of pinch hitters “fun”? Could the Giants look to unload Tommy La Stella in a bad contract swap? Might they attach a top prospect in order to move the $11.5 million he’s owed in 2023?

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