

For this MLB offseason, fans have been watching their teams try and make moves to improve over last season's results. Of course, the San Francisco Giants are among those teams, too.
As Giants fans and followers know by now, the club moved along from Bob Melvin as their manager to hire former University of Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello to his first MLB job.
Additionally, the Giants have made a couple of moves to improve their 40-man roster. Still, could there be another move or two in the bag? Sure.
Some observers who have watched the MLB free agency market play out have dubbed this offseason as the "offseason of the closer." There are some names out there that teams in need of a surefire arm late in a game might take a peek at right now.
In reviewing some names out there, Will Sammon of The Athletic offered a rundown of who's available at this point.
"Clubs scooped up free-agent relievers with more urgency than in previous offseasons," Sammon wrote. "There were plenty of talented high-leverage relievers available, prompting one prominent agent to dub this winter 'the offseason of the closer.'
"Another theory as to why the reliever market moved so fast from the perspective of agents and players: Perhaps teams realized the prospect capital at the trade deadline and figured to allocate more dollars than usual by this time of winter to the position instead," Sammon continued.
"Among the best available relievers remaining in free agency are Tyler Kinley, Seranthony Domínguez, Pierce Johnson, Justin Wilson (lefty), Danny Coulombe (lefty), Jakob Junis and Michael Kopech, who is believed to be healthy after dealing with knee issues last season," the article states.
"According to FanGraphs' RosterResource, Kinley, 34, is the best available right-handed reliever," Sammon wrote. "From Aug. 1 to the end of last season, Kinley produced the third-best OPS against (.329) for a reliever with a minimum of 15 appearances in the span (178 relievers), behind only Aroldis Chapman (.284) and Brad Keller (.328).
"While with the Atlanta Braves for the final few months of the season, Kinley used his breaking balls more," according to Sammon. "From August on, the batting average against his slider was .222, per Tru Media, while the batting average against his curveball stood at .000."
Kinley has some experience with another National League West Division team, having pitched for the Colorado Rockies. So, if the Giants pick Kinley up, he'd at least have a bit of a knowledge about the Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres.
Kinley could be a real good pickup for San Francisco. Maybe Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey could put together a decent contract for him.
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