How does the signing of Correa impact Crawford?

The Giants had plenty of holes this offseason, but shortstop wasn't necessarily one of them.

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Brandon Crawford was coming off a down year, but he played top-tier defense down the stretch

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fueling optimism that he could return to fitness in 2023, the final 12 months of the 2-year, $32 million extension

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However, after falling short of expectations last season, the Giants have made it clear that they plan to explore all options

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to improve their roster this offseason. And it so happened that many of the major free retailers played the role of Crawford.

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The Giants tried to wrest reigning AL MVP Aaron from the Yankees, but after those hopes were dashed

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the natural turn was to move into the deep free-agent shortstop category.

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Enter Carlos Correa, who has agreed to a historic thirteen-month, $350 million deal with the Giants

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