The Giants, even after a win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday afternoon, are just 30-43.They're a whopping 17 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Incredibly, even with the addition of a third wild-card spot, they're eight games back of the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals, who currently sit in that position.Even worse, they'd have to pass the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Pirates, Marlins, Reds and Mets just to reach that third wild-card spot.Put differently, only the lowly Colorado Rockies have a worse record than the Giants in the National League.So it's not surprising, then, that several new reports have said that San Francisco's front office is essentially open for business ahead of the league's trade deadline.
MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, ESPN's Buster Olney and The Athletic have all said, to varying degrees, that the Giants are ready to sell.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
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(Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)Feinsand and Olney specifically mentioned some of the team's most expensive players, including first baseman Rafael Devers, shortstop Willy Adames and third baseman Matt Chapman, among those the Giants are looking to deal.Star pitcher Logan Webb and several of the team's young major leaguers, however, are not expected to be put on the block.Less than two years ago, in October 2024, the Giants' ownership group announced they'd appointed Buster Posey as president of Baseball Operations.
Posey is a Giants franchise legend, and has a wealth of experience in and around the organization.But he also had little experience in the analytically driven evaluation methods most commonly favored in modern baseball.That was viewed as a point in his favor among baseball purists when he took over for the more data-driven Farhan Zaidi.
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