How Aaron Judge signing with Yankees brought end to Giants' dream

Aaron Judge visited Oracle Park and the Bay Area recently. The Giants had been preparing to bring him to the team for months.

Aaron Judge will return to New York after signing a nine-year, $360 million contract with the Giants. Zaidi is disappointed for the franchise. He believes the communication from Judge and his agents was strong throughout. The Giants and Yankees were negotiating at the winter meetings. The rival San Diego Padres were willing to go closer to $400 million. Hal Steinbrenner raised his offer to the $ 360 million mark. Giants officials and players woke up to alerts that Judge had made a decision. They were worried about the Padres' payroll commitments. It turned out they were just about in the same place with their final offer.