Shortly after the conclusion of 2022’s Winter Meetings, the Pale Hose swung a deal that sent former sixth-round pick Kade McClure to San Francisco in exchange for young, embattled reliever Gregory Santos. Three days prior, Santos had been designated for assignment by the Giants after a tumultuous tenure that saw inconsistent results and an 80-game PED suspension.
You’d be forgiven for not remembering that deal, because it did little to raise any eyebrows at the time and was quickly overshadowed by Andrew Benintendi’s mammoth, five-year, $75 million contract just two weeks later.
Santos has taken his relative anonymity in stride this far into 2023, pitching to the tune of a 2.