Jung Hoo Lee, Matt Chapman, and everyone acquired in between means the San Francisco Giants had an exciting offseason. They spent the next-most on free agents after the rival Dodgers while moving on from a few players who seemed immovable after their meager contributions to the Giants in 2023, and they even changed perspectives in the clubhouse, bringing in a new manager whom everybody seems to like.
Of course, a volume of activity can be an empty excitement as quantity does not equal quality. I’m as guilty as the next rose colored glasses-wearing Giants fan for thinking the team had had a great offseason last winter even after the Carlos Correa situation blew up in their faces.