Even though they are nice, solid players, the signing of Haniger and Manaea feels insulting.
Yes, after striking out with Judge — perhaps looking — it seems as if the Giants are trying to fill the ballpark with friends and family of their non-stars.What’s worse yet is that there’s no way out of this cycle. The Giants can’t seem to attract top-flight free agents to actually sign with them — even those who have played for the team for a year and said they loved it — and they’re not developing any All-Stars, either.
Meanwhile the Padres have a lineup that now has four top-tier MVP candidates, and the Dodgers — who have regressed this offseason — have only two, but a farm system that has consistently graduated players from their minor-league system to Major League starting roles and could put three new Top-100 prospects on the team coming out of Spring Training.