There is one MLB free agent that has strong ties to the Giants , and it wouldn't come as a surprise if he landed in San Francisco this winter.

Veteran starting pitcher Max Scherzer will become a free agent after his one season with the Toronto Blue Jays, and The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported in his latest column that some anticipate the 41-year-old signing with San Francisco.

"Some in the industry expect Scherzer to land with the San Francisco Giants, reuniting with new manager Tony Vitello, his pitching coach at Missouri in the mid-2000s," Rosenthal wrote. "A return to Toronto also might be an option. Scherzer, like virtually all of the Blue Jays, speaks with great fondness about the unique bonds the players and their families forged last season."

In 17 starts for the American

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