The SF Giants appear to be all done with their rotation after reportedly signing Tyler Mahle to a one-year deal. However, with Tatsuya Imai reportedly signing a reasonable contract with the Houston Astros, one cannot help but wonder why the Giants were not more willing to go after him.
Imai reportedly signed with Houston on a three-year deal with $54 million guaranteed with escalators that could push that total up to $63 million per year with opt-outs after each season. It is a far different deal than the nine-figure contract most were predicting and would have been much more doable for a Giants team that was obviously reluctant to go into that nine-figure range.