Who Will End Up Being a Better Acquisition, Angel Pagan or Melky Cabrera?
After scoring the second-fewest number of runs in Major League Baseball last year, the San Francisco Giants’ offseason objective was simple: Get offense.
And they did, although probably not to the degree many would have expected. Rather than re-sign Carlos Beltran or even a lesser free agent like Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel or Josh Willingham, the Giants opted for a couple of low-leverage trades.
The first saw them send left-handed starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to the Royals in exchange for outfielder Melky Cabrera. Exactly one month later, they dealt center fielder Andres Torres and relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez for veteran Bleacher Report - San Francisco Giants
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