What appeared to be increasingly imminent with every Giants move and each morsel of information to emerge this offseason came to fruition Thursday evening: Carlos Rodón will, indeed, go down as a one-season wonder in San Francisco.
The overpowering left-hander, who opted out of the two-year deal he signed with the Giants before last season, found the long-term security he was seeking. Rodón is reportedly in agreement with the Yankees on a six-year, $162 million deal, the longest and second-largest contract signed by a pitcher this offseason. The deal, which was first reported by the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, has not yet been made official.
The Giants, under Farhan Zaidi, have historically balked at such deals. They have preferred to find reclamation project pitchers on short-term deals, as they have this offseason with Sean Manaea and Ross Stripling, and as they did just last year with Rodón after letting his predecessor, Kevin Gausman, walk on a five-year deal.
