5 Under the Radar Picks for SF Giants

The big names will get all the attention but what about some more reasonable and modest options? The Giants have not had the best luck at fishing for that big name free agent.

They missed out on Jon Lester and James Shields last offseason. Tried on Torii Hunter at one time. Vladimir Guerrero was also on that list way back in the day.

The "big name" landings were Barry Zito and Aaron Rowand. Neither worked out well, despite Zito's postseason performance in 2012.

The Giants have done a very good job of finding those under the radar guys that can fill roles and play a big part on championship teams. Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Hudson, and Michael Morse being among some of the more recent successes.

Here are five guys who could be along the same mold:

SP Doug Fister

Giants should remember him well. He was one of the better starting pitchers the team faced in the postseason on two different occasions. In 2014 while with the Nationals, he went seven shutout innings at AT&T Park for the win. In 2012 with the Tigers, he went toe-to-toe with Madison Bumgarner and went six innings and allowed one run.

It Just Wouldn't End...

Who you got winning this epic battle? Young or Colon? pic.twitter.com/icpqsTQpqS

— CJ Nitkowski (@CJNitkowski) October 28, 2015

And we go to the 10th... the 11th... the 12th... all the way to the 14th. It was an endurance test to watch it all. I was getting woozy and delirious watching it.

I thought the game was going to be decided on a Bill Buckner-esque boot from Eric Hosmer. Then the guy who nearly tied Game 7 against the Giants last year tied it up in the 9th this year (Alex Gordon).

At one point in this game, there were technical difficulties from FOX Sports. We got the MLB international broadcast with Matt Vasgersian and John Smoltz, which made me very happy. That is until they moved Joe Buck and crew into their digs.

It got to the point that Chris Young and Bartolo Colon were in the game at the same time.

All the while, Twitter was the place to be and here are some of my highlights from the night. And this was just Game 1!

The FOX truck lost power during the broadcast. Dallas, did you have something to do with this?

1-0 good guys... pic.twitter.com/K2KxeiOIYn

— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) October 28, 2015

They just brought Buck and crew into Vasgersian's box? Hold your ground, Matt! #FOX #WorldSeries

— Zack Farmer (@Zack_Farmer) October 28, 2015

Here is Bartolo celebrating NBA Opening Night. Well, not really but it's impressive.

From @MLBGIFs: Bartolo Colon gets buckets. pic.twitter.com/BQiMpOBwod

— Robert Raiola, CPA (@SportsTaxMan) October 28, 2015

I was thinking the same thing...

I WANT TO GO TO SLEEP

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) October 28, 2015

watching this game like pic.twitter.com/xMc6vx3iHI

— BuzzFeed Sports (@BuzzFeedSports) October 28, 2015

Can you imagine this? I lost it on this one.

In radar-gun world, it's great that Young and Colon - who would look like the number 10 if they stood next to each other - can still thrive

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) October 28, 2015