The San Francisco Giants were seen entering the offseason as a team likely to add starting pitching in order to help a starting rotation that ranked 18th in the league in 2024 in ERA among starters. While a massive Corbin Burnes acquisition seemed almost imminent - and would have been the perfect ace at the top of the Giants rotation -Burnes shocked everyone and took a smaller,

The San Francisco Giants remained the favorites through Corbin Burnes’ entire free agency, only to see the Arizona Diamondbacks pull off a stunning move by signing him to a six-year, $210 million contract.

Kent only spent three years with the Giants this millennium from 2000-02, but during those three seasons, he was a two-time All-Star, a three-time Silver Slugger and won the 2000 NL MVP. Similar to Belt vs. Snow, it’s not really a competition.

The San Francisco Giants were in on negotiations for some of the top stars on the trade market, but they refused to deal their prized prospect.