The San Francisco Giants could make a lot of sense for one of the best pitchers of hist generation looking for, perhaps, one more year.

The San Francisco Giants remained the favorites through Corbin Burnes’ entire free agency, only to see the Arizona Diamondbacks pull off a stunning move by signing him to a six-year, $210 million contract.

Kent only spent three years with the Giants this millennium from 2000-02, but during those three seasons, he was a two-time All-Star, a three-time Silver Slugger and won the 2000 NL MVP. Similar to Belt vs. Snow, it’s not really a competition.

The San Francisco Giants were seen entering the offseason as a team likely to add starting pitching in order to help a starting rotation that ranked 18th in the league in 2024 in ERA among starters. While a massive Corbin Burnes acquisition seemed almost imminent - and would have been the perfect ace at the top of the Giants rotation -Burnes shocked everyone and took a smaller,