In the spirit of Black Friday, earlier today we discussed 10 potential free-agent and trade bargains. One of those was Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval. Here's what we wrote:

The old parlance is that hitters hit. Prior to signing with the Red Sox, Pablo Sandoval was a certified hitter. He'd batted .294/.346/.465 in seven seasons with the Giants, and seemed like a decent bet to produce with the bat -- even if he was forced down the defense spectrum as he aged. Instead, Sandoval had a brutal first effort in Boston that he followed up by missing almost the entire 2016 season due to shoulder surgery. The reason Sandoval is on this list is the thought -- however unlikely it may be -- that Dave Dombrowski could look to absorb some of the $58 million-plus remaining on Sandoval's deal to give both sides a fresh start. Any buyer would be hoping that Sandoval spent his year off unearthing the Dragon Scroll, and thus learning that the key to his success was always housed within -- be it his talent, his confidence, his shoulder's health, or some combination thereof.

As it turns out, a Sandoval deal might not be as far-fetched as it sounds. That's because the Giants reportedly have discussed bringing back Sandoval, according to the Boston Herald's Evan Drellich:

At least internally, the Giants have considered a reunion with third baseman Pablo Sandoval, a baseball source told the Herald.

Drellich goes on to note the main reservation is the same we shared -- i.e., how much of the contract the Red Sox are willing to eat -- and notes that the Red Sox could well use Sandoval themselves -- what with Travis Shaw being the main alternative and Yoan Moncada seemingly needing more time in the minors.

There's also the matter of whether such a trade would make sense for the Giants. San Francisco has already changed third basemen once this year, trading Matt Duffy and inserting Eduardo Nunez. Re-adding Sandoval would likely slide Nunez to a utility role, which makes sense, but might be a hard sell to a player who just made his first All-Star Game.

Still, even if nothing comes from these internal discussions, it's a nice reminder that just about everything gets discussed around this time of the year.