The San Francisco Giants are entering the new season with a focus on taking the next step. They have hovered around.500 for the last few years, and the fanbase would love to see this club back in the postseason.
However, the club has not done much this offseason. They have brought in lesser-known players, but did pick up Sam Hentges and JT Brubaker, but that will not be enough.
San Francisco could use another frontline starter, and luckily for them, there are quite a few still sitting around. Framber Valdez has yet to sign his newest contract, along with some other names who could become aces for various clubs.
Giants deemed 'best fit' for former White Sox starting pitcher
While many fans would love to see the team commit to Framber Valdez, his price may not be worth it in the front office's eyes. Instead, Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer suggests that Lucas Giolito may be their best fit.
"It doesn't take much effort to make sense of these things. The righty didn't strike out many batters, and both his ground-ball rate (39.5) and exit velocity (90.3 mph) were worse than average. Basically, he gave up a lot of hard-hit air balls. Hence, the Giants, and more specifically, Oracle Park. Statcast pegs it as the second-worst park for home run hitters in all of MLB."
Oracle Park would be a perfect place for Giolito. While he had a bounce-back season, he still gave up a lot of barrels. It would limit the number of home runs he would give up, being such a hard park to hit at.
Giolito could line up as the No. 3 starter, which would be the perfect position for him. He is not as sharp as he once was, but he still can get outs and go deep into games.
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