[Mick]

In the last five years, the Giants have vigorously pursued and/or lost very high-priced free agents. Three of these agents:

a) All play for the same current team.
b) Are all on the disabled list.
c) Have a collective current 2023 adjusted payroll of $94,833,333.
d) Were either pursued by the Giants or played for the Giants.

Who is the team, and who are the players?

And for a bonus, name the other very high-priced free agent (current salary $33,333,333) pursued by the Giants in 2023 who has a current slash line of .206/.289/.383/.672? Hint: this player would only be fourth on the Giants in strikeouts, had he chosen to sign with Los Gigantes. Hint #2: this player, supposedly a fielding wiz, has an Rtot of -1, and he is both below MLB average for his position, and #17 at his position.

Arson Judge, Carlos Rodon and Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees.

Bonus - sounds maybe like Carlos Correa

Check, check, check aaaaaand...check.  All correct.

I would still be happy to welcome Judge to SF if we could go back in time.

Oh sure. And all he needs is one more HR to tie our very own JD Davis. And Wilmer Flores has just as many HRs as Judge. But I'd take another 6 HR guy, for sure.

And speaking of long term free agent contracts on which the Giants didn't pull the trigger:

1) Kevin Gausman, 14-6 and an All Star for the Giants in 2021 -- with a 2.81 ERA -- signed a 5 year, $110 million contract with the Blue Jays. He went 12-10 last year with a 3.35 ERA (would have fit right in with the 81-81 Giants), and this year continues his skid with a 2-3 record and an ERA that has increased to 3.86.

2) Kris Bryant, short term rental in 2021, hit .306/.376/.475/.851 for the Rockies after signing a 7 year, $182 mms. contract. OF course, he did that in 1/4th of a season, 42 games. He was injured otherwise. This year, he's about the same, .309/.382/.464/.846. And he's already played 23 games this year. And yes, his OPS in hitter-friendly Colorado is .948, whereas it's .741 on the road. As expected.

[Mick]

In the last five years, the Giants have vigorously pursued and/or lost very high-priced free agents. Three of these agents:

a) All play for the same current team.
b) Are all on the disabled list.
c) Have a collective current 2023 adjusted payroll of $94,833,333.
d) Were either pursued by the Giants or played for the Giants.

Who is the team, and who are the players?

And for a bonus, name the other very high-priced free agent (current salary $33,333,333) pursued by the Giants in 2023 who has a current slash line of .206/.289/.383/.672? Hint: this player would only be fourth on the Giants in strikeouts, had he chosen to sign with Los Gigantes. Hint #2: this player, supposedly a fielding wiz, has an Rtot of -1, and he is both below MLB average for his position, and #17 at his position.

Arson Judge, Carlos Rodon and Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees.

Bonus - sounds maybe like Carlos Correa

Check, check, check aaaaaand...check.  All correct.

I would still be happy to welcome Judge to SF if we could go back in time.

Oh sure. And all he needs is one more HR to tie our very own JD Davis. And Wilmer Flores has just as many HRs as Judge. But I'd take another 6 HR guy, for sure.

And speaking of long term free agent contracts on which the Giants didn't pull the trigger:

1) Kevin Gausman, 14-6 and an All Star for the Giants in 2021 -- with a 2.81 ERA -- signed a 5 year, $110 million contract with the Blue Jays. He went 12-10 last year with a 3.35 ERA (would have fit right in with the 81-81 Giants), and this year continues his skid with a 2-3 record and an ERA that has increased to 3.86.

2) Kris Bryant, short term rental in 2021, hit .306/.376/.475/.851 for the Rockies after signing a 7 year, $182 mms. contract. OF course, he did that in 1/4th of a season, 42 games. He was injured otherwise. This year, he's about the same, .309/.382/.464/.846. And he's already played 23 games this year. And yes, his OPS in hitter-friendly Colorado is .948, whereas it's .741 on the road. As expected.