When asked about the possibility of recruiting a pitcher, he said, “Growing prospects is the best.”

 The atmosphere of the San Francisco Giants has changed. As they lost Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LA Dodgers), they seem to be withdrawing from the race to recruit a big free agent starting pitcher.

Columnist Jim Borden, a former major league general manager, predicted in a column on the 6th (Korean time) that San Francisco would begin recruiting additional players. “The next goal for San Francisco is to focus on starting pitchers and corner infielders, and bring in two more free agents. I'm watching Rhys Hoskins, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery,” Borden said. “We expect to recruit at least one or two of these people,” he wrote.

Snell and Montgomery are considered the largest remaining free agent starting pitchers. However, San Francisco strengthened its starting rotation in other ways. After Borden's prediction came out, the trade was made.

‘2021 American League Cy Young Award pitcher’ Robbie Ray, who can only return to action in July, was acquired in a 1-2 trade with the Seattle Mariners. They gave up Mitch Haniger and Anthony DeSclafani to Seattle and brought in Ray. The problem is that Ray only pitched in one game last year due to left arm surgery, and he is out of action until June this year as well. However, his annual salary is $25 million.

There is also another free agent pitcher on the market, Shota Imanaga (DeNA Baystars). Imanaga is a left-handed pitcher who started against the United States in the WBC (World Baseball Classic) finals in March last year. He recorded 7 wins, 4 losses, and an average ERA of 2.80 in 22 games last year. He boasts excellent strikeout ability, striking out 174 batters in 148 innings.

His performance since his debut in 2016 is 64 wins, 50 losses, 165 games in 8 seasons, and an average ERA of 3.18. There was no second-year jinx, but the ‘third-year jinx’ hit hard. After recording only 4 wins, 11 losses, and an ERA of 6.80 in 23 games in 2018, he began to reorganize himself in Australian professional baseball in the off-season. This decision paid off, and he had his best season since his debut in 2019 with 25 games, 13 wins, 7 losses, and a 2.91 ERA. Now, he is knocking on the door of the major leagues with his posting.

Imanaga appeared in the post along with Naoyuki Uwasawa (Nippon Ham Fighters). He must complete his contract by 7 a.m. on the 12th in Korean standard time to advance to the major leagues ahead of this season. In addition to San Francisco, the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, LA Angels, and New York Mets were selected as Imanaga's expected destinations.

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