Last winter, there were two big fish available in free agency. One of them was 26-year-old outfielder Bryce Harper, and the San Francisco Giants made a serious run at signing him.
After multiple meetings with Harper, the Giants eventually finished second in the sweepstakes to the Philadelphia Phillies, who ended up signing him to an eye-popping 13-year, $330 million contract.
For Giants fans, it was another gut punch after missing out on Jon Lester and Giancarlo Stanton, among others, over the previous few years.
When the season began, the Giants trotted out an Opening Day outfield of Steven Duggar, Connor Joe and Michael Reed.