After the 2018 season, there were two clear cut top of the market players in free agency in Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. The San Francisco Giants had been hunting for their big free agent star in the years prior, trying to acquire Zack Greinke, Jon Lester and Giancarlo Stanton to no avail. Heading into the offseason, the Giants were preparing to go hard after Bryce Harper.