Giants, Padres Made Offers To Marcus Stroman During Free Agency

When right-hander Marcus Stroman opted out of the final year and $21MM of his deal with the Cubs over the winter to test free agency, he kicked off a relatively quiet foray into the open market for a pitcher of his caliber. The veteran only received publicly-known interest from the Royals prior to him landing a two-year deal with the Yankees that guaranteed him $37MM.
At the time of Stroman’s agreement in the Yankees, Jon Heyman of the New York Post indicated that a handful of other teams