The SF Giants are apparently not going to spend big on any free agent starters this offseason. Recent reports have suggested as much which is a major blow to fans who were hoping the Giants would make a splash this offseason.
Buster Olney of ESPN reported over the weekend that the Giants would probably not be in the market for higher-priced pitchers this offseason. Then, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reported the same thing and that the Giants will be unlikely to make a serious run at Tatsuya Imai.
SF Giants apparently will not make a run at a high-priced free agent pitcher
This is due to a number of factors, but the team seems to have been a bit spooked by the exorbitant seven-year $210 million deal Dylan Cease signed with the Toronto Blue Jays.