Ponder it for a moment: the Giants have their outfield locked up (at least for now) with Rowand, Winn, and Lewis. Burriss should platoon either 2B or SS, Sandoval either 3B or 1B, and Molina catching. If Burriss took over as the full-time 2B, the Giants could pursue the likes of Orlando Cabrera, Rafael Furcal, Edgar Renteria, or David Eckstein. Mark Teixeira is out there as well, and if the Giants were to lock him up for a long-term deal (moving Sandoval to 3B), then they would have bought themselves about 3 or 4 years of division titles.
But maybe Sabean will want to look elsewhere for deals. ESPN's Peter Gammons started the swirling rumors about a Matt Cain for Prince Fielder deal that would certainly shake both teams up, but leave the Giants without a future star pitcher. Personally, I would like to see the Giants cut a deal with Colorado for Matt Holliday. I would give up Jonathan Sanchez, Fred Lewis, and minor league prospects for Holliday, who has the potential to win multiple MVPs in his career (he's hit over .320 each of the last three seasons, hitting .340 in 2007). Either that, or Sabean would have to ship Winn somewhere to make room in that packed outfield. Regardless of the decisions made this upcoming offseason, there are so many different paths to take that could instantly boost what was a lack-luster offense this past season.
Hopefully after reading this, more of you will get excited about what could be an amazing offseason for the Giants. I think Sabean has plenty of tricks up his sleeve and 2009 will be the start of a new era in San Francisco Giants baseball.
-MM
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