Well, writing two of these articles in less than two days isn’t what I wanted to do, but here I am.

According to Jon Heyman, the San Francisco Giants have signed left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea to a two-year, $25,000,000 with an opt-out.
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Sean Manaea to Giants. $25M, 2 years. Opt out.
&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1602189383238647808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Blue Jays were never linked to the 30-year-old lefty, but he was an interesting name for a bounce-back season. Manaea struggled in 2022, posting a 4.96 ERA and 4.53 FIP in 158 innings pitched with the Padres. He had an average K% of 23.2% and a 7.5 BB%.
However, Manaea has solid career totals, owning a 4.06 ERA and 4.07 FIP in 885 innings pitched. His 2022 K% actually surpassed his career 21.6 K%, but his 2022 BB% was higher than his career 6.2 BB%.
Again, the Jays were never connected to Manaea, and it seemed unlikely they’d want to sign a bounce-back candidate when they already employ Yusei Kikuchi and Mitch White on the 2023 roster. However, there may be some alternative ramifications.
<h1>Another potential ramification:</h1>
The Giants were (and may still be) a front-runner to sign Carlos Rodón. With the signing of a different left-handed pitcher, have they given up the chase? It wouldn’t be a bad thing… except that the Yankees are seen as the other front-runner to sign Rodón. The Cardinals have also appeared as a mystery team, so that&#8217;s something.
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There’s a mystery team in on Rodon, and it’s believed to be the Cardinals (so maybe it’s not such a great mystery after all) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mysteryteam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mysteryteam</a>
&mdash; Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1601955500966436864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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I don’t think you need me to tell you that if the Yankees sign Rodón, that puts a wrench in the plans of the Jays to win the American League East in 2023, as Rodón is a really, really, really good pitcher.
Last season, the lefty had a 2.88 ERA and 2.25 FIP in 178 innings pitched. He had an insane 33.4 K% while keeping his BB% to a relatively low 7.3%. 
Rodón 2021 was even better, where he had a 2.37 ERA and 2.65 FIP in 132.2 innings pitched. He had a 34.6 K% and a 6.7 BB%, but the Chicago White Sox decided not to extend a qualifying offer for whatever reason.
<h1>What this means:</h1>
So while the Jays may not have been linked to Manaea, it does suck to see them miss out on another free agent, even if he isn’t a top calibre one. This could also have even more ramifications, which would really screw up the Jays’ day if Rodón heads over to the rival New York Yankees.
I guess we’ll just have to see.
As always, you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram @Brennan_L_D. Why is this being broken at 1:30 AM EST? That’s still fairly late in San Francisco.
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Well, writing two of these articles in less than two days isn’t what I wanted to do, but here I am.



According to Jon Heyman, the San Francisco Giants have signed left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea to a two-year, $25,000,000 with an opt-out.

https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1602189383238647808

The Blue Jays were never linked to the 30-year-old lefty, but he was an interesting name for a bounce-back season. Manaea struggled in 2022, posting a 4.96 ERA and 4.53 FIP in 158 innings pitched with the Padres. He had an average K% of 23.2% and a 7.5 BB%.

However, Manaea has solid career totals, owning a 4.06 ERA and 4.07 FIP in 885 innings pitched. His 2022 K% actually surpassed his career 21.6 K%, but his 2022 BB% was higher than his career 6.2 BB%.

Again, the Jays were never connected to Manaea, and it seemed unlikely they’d want to sign a bounce-back candidate when they already employ Yusei Kikuchi and Mitch White on the 2023 roster. However, there may be some alternative ramifications.
<h1>Another potential ramification:</h1>
The Giants were (and may still be) a front-runner to sign Carlos Rodón. With the signing of a different left-handed pitcher, have they given up the chase? It wouldn’t be a bad thing… except that the Yankees are seen as the other front-runner to sign Rodón. The Cardinals have also appeared as a mystery team, so that's something.

https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1601955500966436864

I don’t think you need me to tell you that if the Yankees sign Rodón, that puts a wrench in the plans of the Jays to win the American League East in 2023, as Rodón is a really, really, really good pitcher.

Last season, the lefty had a 2.88 ERA and 2.25 FIP in 178 innings pitched. He had an insane 33.4 K% while keeping his BB% to a relatively low 7.3%. 

Rodón 2021 was even better, where he had a 2.37 ERA and 2.65 FIP in 132.2 innings pitched. He had a 34.6 K% and a 6.7 BB%, but the Chicago White Sox decided not to extend a qualifying offer for whatever reason.
<h1>What this means:</h1>
So while the Jays may not have been linked to Manaea, it does suck to see them miss out on another free agent, even if he isn’t a top calibre one. This could also have even more ramifications, which would really screw up the Jays’ day if Rodón heads over to the rival New York Yankees.

I guess we’ll just have to see.

As always, you can follow me on Twitter and Instagram @Brennan_L_D. Why is this being broken at 1:30 AM EST? That’s still fairly late in San Francisco.

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