Happy Monday, San Francisco Giants fans.
If it weren’t for the seven minutes of “Arson Judge” and the entire Carlos Correa fiasco, the most surprising move of the Giants offseason would likely have been them handing out the qualifying offer to Joc Pederson. The lefty slugger had a tremendous 2022 for the Giants, but probably would have made a bit less on the open market than the Giants committed to paying him by tendering the QO.
It was worth it to San Francisco. Giving Pederson the qualifying offer ensured that he returned to San Francisco for another year, rather than seeing if some team might offer him a long-term contract.