According to report from the San Francisco Chronicle, Giants’ general manager Brian Sabean said that his team isn’t likely to pursue premier free agent outfielders Jason Bay or Matt Holliday. The Giants were thought to be one of the teams who would be making a play for Bay’s services.

Henry Schulman writes in his blog entry:

Sabean essentially said he refuses to be a “stalking horse” for any player who is just using the Giants to get more money elsewhere, and that the Giants will talk only to free agents who have a genuine interest in coming to San Francisco.

He said he doubts Bay and Holliday will have genuine interest because the Yankees, Red Sox and other bigger-market teams will be chasing them.