The San Francisco Giants stepped back into the MLB Free Agency spotlight this week as insider Jon Morosi linked the Giants to rising Japanese star Tatsuya Imai , setting off the first real spark of the offseason. The early chatter around a possible Giants pursuit of Imai gained weight when Morosi doubled down on the fit, describing why San Francisco has already placed itself near the front of the line.

“The Giants have already shown interest on Tatsuya Imai and I believe in many ways he is the perfect player for the San Francisco Giants,” Morosi said . Under the stadium lights of this winter market, comments like that do not fade quietly. Expand Tweet

He didn’t stop there. Morosi also pointed to the franchise’s long-running pursuit of Japanese talent. “The Giants have tried in rec

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