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SF Giants made an offer to Brandon Nimmo before he re-signed with Mets

The SF Giants offseason of finishing second continues, with a report revealing they had an offer to Brandon Nimmo before he re-signed with the Mets.

Marc Delucchi

SF Giants made an offer to Brandon Nimmo before he re-signed with Mets
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So far, the SF Giants offseason has been defined far more by the players that spurned them for other teams than the pieces they have acquired. In fact, it appears center fielder Brandon Nimmo was the latest player that the Giants finished runners-up to sign. The Giants had an offer on the table to sign Nimmo before New York Mets owner Steve Cohen got involved in the process and re-signed him to an eight-year, $162 million deal, according to a report by Mike Puma of The New York Post.

Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo celebrates in the dugout. He could help solve the SF Giants defensive woes.
Brandon Nimmo celebrates in the Mets dugout. (2022) / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

"Brandon Nimmo's deal materialized fast yesterday," Puma wrote. "Steve Cohen personally got involved and worked in unison with Billy Eppler in closing the deal with Scott Boras. Nimmo already had an offer on the table from the Giants."

Nimmo has consistently been an above-average everyday center fielder since the Mets first called him up back in 2016. An exceptional defender, according to almost all advanced analytics, Nimmo also has a patient approach at the plate alongside 10-15 homer power. Nimmo has an excellent .827 OPS over the course of his career, and he led the league in triples in 2022 with a triple slash of .274/.367/.433, which was right in line with his previous performances.

A left-handed hitter, Nimmo has done more damage against righties throughout his career but has still maintained a solid .261/.371/.409 triple-slash against southpaws as well. Given his defensive acumen in center field, Nimmo has the ability to produce elite value.

With that said, Nimmo has been plagued by injuries throughout his career. Set to turn 30 in March, Nimmo has only played in the majority of his team's games in four of his seven big-league seasons and has only played in at least 100 games in a season twice. Granted, he played a career-high 151 games this season.

Nevertheless, the SF Giants are running out of options to add major upgrades in free agency this offseason. They are reportedly the "front-runners" to sign star shortstop Carlos Correa, but after missing out on Aaron Judge and Brandon Nimmo, fans are understandably skeptical that San Francisco will be able to get across the finish line.

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MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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