Shohei Ohtani is perhaps the greatest free agent of all time, and the San Francisco Giants figure to be in the mix for his services. The Giants have been big-game hunting for years, consistently coming up empty. So are there other offseason permutations the SF Giants can muster that will be sufficient?
Other questions asked and answered on today's mailbag edition of Locked On Giants:
If the Giants somehow, someway sign Ohtani, how much money will they have left to spend on other pieces? They are not just one piece away from contending even if that piece is the best player in the world.
Would an offseason where the Giants walk away with Jordan Montgomery and Jung-hoo Lee/Matt chapman be a success? Or do they have to sign one of the top two free agents? Or trade for Juan Soto?
If the Giants walked away with Blake Snell and Matt Chapman would you consider it a success or failure of an offseason?
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Cody Bellinger, and Sonny Gray seem like must-get targets. Do you agree?
How do Bellinger's advanced stats look? Is the risk worth the potential contract he’s gonna get?
Do you think Bob Melvin will keep Alyssa Nakken on staff, or will she have to continue her coaching career elsewhere?
I'm hearing rumors of ex-Giants joining BoMel's coaching staff such as Pat Burrel, Ryan Vogelsong, and now recently J.T. Snow. Besides Pat, who I know to be part of our scouting department, I don't think there's much coaching experience there. Is it just a ploy to win fans back over?
A bit tactical, but when do you expect to get more formal announcements on Melvin’s staff? Lots of intriguing names being floated.
Thoughts on whether the Giants retain Mark Hallberg?
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