Honestly, it's entirely possible that if the Giants pitching is poor enough that they'd bring in a fairly high-pricetage free agent, they might not be in it enough to spend money. They figure to have Angel Pagan, Brandon Crawford, and Gregor Blanco in the everyday lineup. With the Dodgers in their division, St. Louis always a little too good to count out of a playoff hunt, and the realistic possibility that both wildcards could come out of the East, it's not all that hard to see the Giants missing the postseason entirely this year... If they get in, they're still a really tough team to beat in short series when they tighten up the rotation, but they have to get there first.