Mike Fiers' stay in the Bay might not be done after all.
The 33-year-old right-hander, whom the A's surprisingly non-tendered earlier this offseason, has drawn interest from the Giants, among other teams, per MLB.com's Jon Morosi.
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SIGN UP HERE While Fiers' most recent stays were in the American League (Oakland, Detroit, Houston), he's no stranger to the National League, having started his eight-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers and pitching four-plus seasons for them. Fiers is known for giving up a lot of homers -- 141 in 898 innings -- but spacious AT&T Park could help mitigate that.
NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reported last month that the Giants would like to add to their rotation, and Fiers certainly makes sense at the right price. With so many teams in the mix, though, you have to wonder if the cost would rise past the Giants' comfort level.
If not, and Fiers comes on board, he could be a solid piece behind Madison Bumgarner and a mentor-like presence for young starters Dereck Rodriguez and Andrew Suarez. And with AT&T Park holding in those long fly balls that would be homers in smaller ballparks, the Giants might have a pitcher who can give them 150-plus innings with an ERA around 4, as he's mostly done the past four seasons.