The San Francisco Giants “seemed to be interested in” free agent right-hander Chris Bassitt. Checking out Bassitt would follow the Giants’ overall interest in signing starters this winter, as they have also been linked to the lefty. Carlos Rodon, the Japanese Kodai Senga, the left Sean Manaea and the Japanese Shintaro Fujinami this winter, plus Andrew Heaney before signing with the Rangers.
However, Bassitt not currently in the Giants’ plans, since the search for the right “is not in the cards at this time.” There hasn’t been much buzz about Bassitt to date, though he came into the offseason as one of the best pitching options on the market:
Al Bat rated the 33-year-old, 6-foot-1 Bassitt as the fifth-best starter available this winter, and of the four pitchers ranked ahead of Bassitt, only Rodon remains, while Jacob deGrom signed with the Rangers and Justin Verlander joined the Mets.
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By signing Verlander and Jose Quintana, the Mets have already found rotation replacements for deGrom and Taijuan Walker. Bassitt and the Mets had some mutual interest in a meeting before the offseason began, and given how aggressive New York has been about adding free agents and increasing payroll, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the team splurged again to bring in Bassitt back to Queens.
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