Tuesday BP: Another pitcher off the market

It’s no secret that the San Francisco Giants are pursuing a starting pitcher this offseason after losing Blake Snell in free agency. The Giants are optimistic about their ace (Logan Webb), their veterans (Robbie Ray and Jordan Hicks), and their massive stable of exciting, intriguing, talented, and almost entirely unproven youngsters (Kyle Harrison, Hayden Birdsong, Landen Roupp, Mason Black, Keaton Winn, Tristan Beck, Carson Whisenhunt, Carson Seymour, Carson Ragsdale, etc.). But another high-quality arm feels necessary to ensure that the team doesn’t have to rely too strongly on that third bucket (or the second one, for that matter), and can withstand inevitable injuries.

But the pool of…