The San Francisco Giants followed up their surprise run to a World Series title in 2010 by failing to reach the postseason in 2011.
Despite that disappointing finish, their window to contend was still open heading into the offseason, and they set to work retooling the roster with several notable transactions.
We’ve already looked back on the 2009-10 offseason and the 2010-11 offseason, so now it’s time to look back on what the team did leading up to the 2012 season.
Here’s a closer look at all of the notable moves the team made that winter:
Notable Free Agency Departures
- OF Carlos Beltran
- OF Pat Burrell
- IF Mark DeRosa
- IF Jeff Keppinger
- IF Orlando Cabrera
The Giants made the bold move to trade for Carlos Beltran at the 2011 trade deadline, sacrificing top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler in the process.