The San Francisco Giants have made some big moves over the past year, but nothing this offseason. If they want to compete with the super team and their division rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, they’ll need to land a big fish such as Kyle Tucker.
However, their window to land him is closing. Fansided’s Chris Landers believes that if they don’t land Tucker, the Giants should pivot to trading for St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Brendan Donovan instead.
“Missing out on Tucker would be arguably be more devastating for the Giants than any other team on this list…There is no adequate fallback plan for missing out on another star free agent. But trading for Donovan would be a prudent move no matter what: He plays both second base and the corner outfield spots, the two biggest areas of need in this Giants lineup, and his on-base skills would do wonders in front of Rafael Devers, Willy Adames and Matt Chapman. Again, he's not Tucker, but in this free agent class no one is. He'd solve a lot of problems for San Francisco, and he wouldn't require a recruiting pitch,” Landers wrote.
This past season, Donovan slashed.287/.353/.422/.775 with 32 doubles, 10 home runs, and 50 RBI in 118 games played. He would add some contact to a power-reliant lineup, and a Gold Glove to whatever position the Giants slide him into.
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He would also be much, much cheaper than a Tucker contract. This allows the Giants to target other free agents if they want as well.
The Giants need to be all-in on Tucker. However, if they can’t land him, this would be a great backup plan.
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