2018 – For the second time this off-season, the Giants acquire an aging franchise player in the hope of extending the team’s window of contention. After 3B Evan Longoria, acquired from the Rays a month ago, it is now OF Andrew McCutchen who moves to the West Coast. The Giants send P Kyle Crick, OF Bryan Reynolds and $500,000 in international bonus allocation to the Pirates, who for their part have traded a second star player in three days, after ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.

2018 – For the second time this off-season, the Giants acquire an aging franchise player in the hope of extending the team’s window of contention. After 3B Evan Longoria, acquired from the Rays a month ago, it is now OF Andrew McCutchen who moves to the West Coast. The Giants send P Kyle Crick, OF Bryan Reynolds and $500,000 in international bonus allocation to the Pirates, who for their part have traded a second star player in three days, after ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.