He San Francisco Giants They are desperate for an injection of enthusiasm into the fan base after missing the playoffs in seven of the last eight seasons and seemingly missing out on superstars year after year in free agency.

Ownership acknowledged fans’ displeasure by reviving the president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi of his duties and in a subsequent move that was extremely popular, installed franchise legend Buster Posey in his place. If anyone knows what it takes to build a championship roster, it’s a member of the team that won three World Series titles in five years in the early 2010s.

When it comes to building that championship roster, it seems like it’s about time the Giants landed a superstar with a mega deal. San Francisco in recent seasons has missed out on all the top names available in guys like Aaron judge, Shohei Ohtaniand Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Each time, all we heard was that the Giants were “close” or “finished second or third” in the various draws. Now, with another generational superstar available this winter at yankees slugger juan sotothe Giants have been seen as one of the potential suitors. Scott Rogust of FanSided feels that team brass are letting fans down once again when it comes to Soto’s arrival in the Bay Area.

“Giants fans have heard Zaidi mention that his priority was bringing in a superstar to help compete for the World Series again,” Rogust wrote. “But that superstar never came, as they opted to sign elsewhere… We’ll see if the Giants can actually land Soto, or if it will be another case of ‘we came close.'”

Ultimately, it appears that Soto will likely stay in New York, either with the Yankees or migrating to Queens to play for the Yankees. Mets. Unlike when Judge snubbed the Giants, fans probably shouldn’t enter the offseason with high hopes of landing the best player available.

But as offers prepare to start pouring in for his services, it’s hard not to daydream about baseball’s best hitter playing in a cream-colored Giants jersey and hitting home runs at McCovey Cove.