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Bucking the trend of slower paced offseasons the MLB has gone through in recent years, this is maybe the busiest couple weeks I've seen in a while. With teams and players both wanting clarity on their future before a potential lockout later this week, we've seen big names sign much quicker than they have in years past.  Unfortunately for the Giants, that has included the departure of their ace over the last two seasons, Kevin Gausman. The 31 year-old inked a 5-year/$110M deal with the Blue Jays on Sunday, which got #SFGiants twitter in a frenzy I was definitely under the impression that the Giants had Gausman as their number one priority this offseason, but I think they became skeptical on matching the length other teams were offering. He's been great since dawning a Giants uniform in 2020, but giving a guy who's on the wrong side of 30 and has just one really good full season under his belt, that kind of deal is a big risk. Gausman's style of pitching doesn't

 We're a few weeks into the offseason, and while the return of Brandon Belt is the only thing of significance to happen on the player movement front for the Giants, things could be heating up soon.  The impending labor stoppage looming next week could slow things down for bit, but the Giants hope to get " at least one or two things done " before that happens. They've been connected to a few marquee hitters atop this free agent class and the one that could make the most sense is all-star second basemen, Marcus Semien.  Semien fits the Giants mold of what they like to do both offensively and defensively. He has the ability to play both shortstop and second base at high-caliber levels and he finished fourth in the AL in home runs last season with 45. He'd bring a premium power bat to the Giants and is a guy that's right in the middle of his prime. The Giants have Tommy La Stella slated to head up second base as of now, but I think the idea when they signed him la

The Giants offseason got started immediately after the World Series with a bit of a gut punch to the fan base. Buster Posey announced his retirement, which didn't surprise a lot of people close to the organization, but it certainly made this offseason a lot more complicated. First off, I can't really think of much to say about Posey that hasn't been said over the last week. I do, however, want to express my appreciation for the future hall-of-famer. He's been incredibly fun to follow and root for. He's also been arguably the most valuable asset to the Giants over the last decade-plus than perhaps any other player in baseball has been to their respective squad. He had a storied career and gets to go out on top and I'm happy for him. I had heard rumblings that this was a possibility and you could almost see the writing on the wall during his interview following the NLDS loss to the Dodgers... Good luck Buster, wish you the best in your next endeavor, and thanks fo