Farhan Zaidi focuses on players Giants signed, not who got away

Farhan Zaidi signed six players, all with big-league track records. They are all going to play prominent roles for the 2023 Giants. Zidai and his lieutenants took a PR hit when Aaron Judge returned to the Yankees and Carlos Correa re-signed with the Twins. The Giants spent $193.65 million to six free agents and one qualifying offer recipient. Three of those players won World Series titles. Five were All-Stars. All made lifetime memories. The team spent the seventh-most dollars in the offseason behind the New York Yankees, Mets, Phillies, Padres, Cubs and Rangers.

John Shea is The San Francisco Chronicle's national baseball writer.