While that might seem like an obvious sentiment from someone who just signed with the team, Lee chose the Giants in free agency. His enthusiasm comes amid whispers about the city of San Francisco's perceived reputation and how it could be impacting the team's ability to sign stars.
"Players talk about whether ownership is willing to spend to win," Boras told the San Francisco Chronicle's John Shea after Lee's introductory press conference. "Will they pay me my value? What do they have in the minor leagues that will make them a consistent winner? They're focused on baseball. There are issues including homelessness near the ballpark in San Diego, in downtown L.A. "To identify that only with San Francisco is really unfair. In any of the major cities, we've got issues. Chicago, New York, wherever. The players' major focus is the structure of the organization and winning and competing. The biggest issue the Giants have is the fact that the Dodgers are getting better. Players want to know if they come here, will they be able to compete with the Dodgers? And now Arizona. That's the real major question that San Francisco has to answer."
While the idea has been floated before, how the state of the city is viewed by outsiders -- fairly or not -- came up again this week after the Giants lost out on two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Former Giants catcher Buster Posey made headlines in the aftermath for his comments on how MLB fr
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