The San Francisco Giants have been in the free agent market for the past few years, but have been unsuccessful time and time again. Their big bets on Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies), Aaron Judge (New York Yankees), Shohei Ohtani, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers) have repeatedly failed.
San Francisco, a “prestigious franchise” steeped in tradition with eight World Series titles, has been on a downward spiral in recent years, with just one fall baseball season in seven years. The city’s struggle to attract stars is partly due to the fact that it has become a drug- and crime-ridden neighborhood since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Once a star-studded team, the Giants now have few recognizable faces. Lee signed a massive six-year, $113 million contract last winter, the biggest investment in five years under San Francisco president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, who took over after the 2018 season. It wasn’t a lack of money, but a lack of star power.
This explains why San Francisco’s negotiations with 315-homer slugger J.D. Martinez, 36, fell apart. Martinez, one of the clients of “super agent” Scott Boras, remains unsigned and still on the free agent market. Initially, it appeared that Martinez disliked San Francisco, but it turned out to be a matter of contract terms.
According to NBC Sports Bay Area, the Giants made an offer to Martinez, but negotiations broke down when Martinez’s camp made a counteroffer that the Giants were unable to accept. The disagreement was over the terms of the contract, not San Francisco’s competitiveness and location.
On June 26, USA Today Sports reported a more accurate version of the story. The Giants offered Martinez a one-year, $14 million deal, but Martinez’s camp demanded a two-year, multi-year contract. The Giants withdrew from the race for Martinez, signing another designated hitter, Jorge Soler, 32, to a three-year, $42 million deal.
Once a star-studded team, the Giants now have few recognizable faces. Lee signed a massive six-year, $113 million contract last winter, the biggest investment in five years under San Francisco president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, who took over after the 2018 season. It wasn’t a lack of money, but a lack of star power.
This explains why San Francisco’s negotiations with 315-homer slugger J.D. Martinez, 36, fell apart. Martinez, one of the clients of “super agent” Scott Boras, remains 토토사이트 unsigned and still on the free agent market. Initially, it appeared that Martinez disliked San Francisco, but it turned out to be a matter of contract terms.
According to NBC Sports Bay Area, the Giants made an offer to Martinez, but negotiations broke down when Martinez’s camp made a counteroffer that the Giants were unable to accept. The disagreement was over the terms of the contract, not San Francisco’s competitiveness and location.
On June 26, USA Today Sports reported a more accurate version of the story. The Giants offered Martinez a one-year, $14 million deal, but Martinez’s camp demanded a two-year, multi-year contract. The Giants withdrew from the race for Martinez, signing another designated hitter, Jorge Soler, 32, to a three-year, $42 million deal.