Trade talks centered around CJ Abrams between the Giants and Nationals recently stalled out.
The Athletic’s Andrew Baggarly reported Friday that San Francisco made an aggressive push for the All-Star shortstop before negotiations fizzled out.
The Giants had reportedly “signaled their openness to include” top prospect Josuar Gonzalez.
Fellow Giants prospects, including left-handers Carson Whisenhunt and Jacob Bresnahan, outfielder Bo Davidson and shortstop Jhonny Level were also discussed as part of talks, per Baggarly.
Abrams, 25, hit 19 home runs with 31 stolen bases last season for Washington.
With Willy Adames holding down shortstop in San Francisco, Abrams would have shifted over to second base if a deal with the Giants had gone through.
Earlier this month, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Giants were “aggressively pursuing” a second baseman, with the Cardinals’ Brendan Donovan and Cubs’ Nico Hoerner as possible fits.
Baggarly added that the franchise might shift their focus to the open market, citing free agents like outfielder Harrison Bader and infielder Luis Arraez as potential targets.
News of the failed trade talks comes one day after the Nationals dealt ace MacKenzie Gore to the Rangers in exchange for five prospects.
Washington is apparently undergoing another fire sale despite finishing with a losing record in each of the past six seasons.
The Giants, on the other hand, are looking to get over the hump, having finished at or just below .500 in each of the past four seasons.
San Francisco’s offseason has been relatively quiet after finishing 80-82 last season, with the signings of Adrian Houser and Tyler Mahle to add to the back of their rotation as their biggest moves thus far.
After firing Bob Melvin, the franchise brought in former Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello to be their next manager.
