Let this post serve as both a reverse jinx and an “I toldya so!” in the event that the San Francisco Giants don’t land their top priorities this offseason. This is not a post about the team’s chances of landing the the top of the market free agents, it’s merely an attempt to put together an offseason much like last season where, if all else fails, the team can use its payroll flexibility to overpay for 1-WAR players who might, if all goes well, do better.
We must simply acknowledge the franchise’s track record with the top of the free agent market and fold in the Correa near-miss as an exception to the rule — at least for the time being.