San Francisco Giants: Top 3 free agents to pursue

San Francisco Giants: Top 3 free agents the Giants should pursue

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 21: Nicholas Castellanos #6 of the Chicago Cubs reacts while rounding the bases after Kris Bryant #17 hit a home run in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on August 21, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

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Alex Wood

Left-Handed Starter

Here’s an obvious need for the San Francisco Giants; starting pitching. And how perfect because they officially have a recent opening.

Alex Wood is only 28 years old and he was under Farhan Zaidi’s watch when he was in Los Angeles. Wood additionally put together his best season in LA in 2017. An all-star campaign and a ninth-place finish in Cy Young voting.

Wood is exactly what the Giants need in the rotation: A lefty, a young veteran, and a guy that Zaidi has plenty of trust with.

He isn’t an ace but he also isn’t so young and inexperienced like a majority of the arms the Giants rotated through this past season. Stability in the middle of the group of five would greatly improve the roster and help to support a much younger bullpen.

The worry would be Wood’s poor health outside of his 2017 campaign. He barely threw last season in Cincinnati starting only seven games and 35 2/3 innings. It would be a risk but a very high reward if he can deliver.

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