Sometimes in life, it’s not always what you do, instead it’s what you don’t do. In a previous article, I highlighted how fortunate the San Francisco Giants were that third baseman Pablo Sandoval decided to sign a 5 year/$95 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. It was an easy argument to make simply because Sandoval has been terrible thus far.
The point I’m taking up now is more of a challenge: the Giants also lucked out in swinging and missing on their other main off-season goal last year, Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester.