San Francisco Giants team president Farhan Zaidi how safe is his job? He most likely will be evaluated by season’s end based on how the Giants finish in September. (SF Chronicle file photo)
Giants need Change
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi-González
Although their home base is San Francisco, the Giants hopes for a postseason in 2024 are fading “faster than a New York minute.” They are the “forever”.500 team. The Giants traded Jorge Soler and right-handed reliever Luke Jackson in late July to the Atlanta Braves.
Soler was the only certified slugger the Giants had in their lineup. Their offense is as average as any team, but that is not enough to compete, as it ranks 16th among all 30 MLB teams. There is no tie in baseball; if you can’t score, you can’t win, even if you have the best pitching in the world, and if you want to win the tight games, you need a bullpen as good as the starting rotation, and they do not have that type of bullpen this year.
When they traded Jorge Soler and pitcher Alex Cobb in late July. This was your typical salary dump. Thursday, they put second-baseman Thairo Estrada and relievers Taylor Rogers and Tyler Mazek on waivers. They could not lure great profile players like Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, and Carlos Correa. The Giants were never in the class to compete in a division with three very good teams: the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks, and the Padres.
With 28 games left (including today in Milwaukee), the Giants are 6.5 behind the third Wild Card, the Atlanta Braves. On top of the Giants, on the way to catch the Braves also the Cubs and the Mets, and just 1/2 game behind the Giants, in that bunch, the St Louis Cardinals.
To navigate these numbers in their favor, the Giants need a sensational September charge, but that, for a .500 baseball team, 67-67 is very unlikely. They have not shown they have that team. Even with a strong starting rotation, they will have to deal with Robbie Ray out for 15 days IL. Bob Melvin is one of the best managers in the game, but he is not a magician. The best Jockey in the world cannot win the race if his horse is limping.
Giants need change. Changes should be on the way. One thing is certain, The president of Baseball Operations, Mr. Farhan Zaidi, will soon seek a new job.
Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play voice on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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Amaury, it’s Morris. The Giants can’t start over. Melvin obviously stays, the bullpen needs attention, and the trainer has to bring health to the holdovers. Snell, Chapman? Of course. Make a run at Juan Soto, why not? Clean house? That’s foolish. When you have money like the Giants do, and real fans that want a competitive team next year, not three years from now, you stick to the plan. Don’t give in to “Dump Farhan, get rid of everybody” crowd. There are 29 other MLB teams that would love for the Giants to start over. Don’t give those 29 teams what they want.
Amaury, it’s Morris. The Giants can’t start over. Melvin obviously stays, the bullpen needs attention, and the trainer has to bring health to the holdovers. Snell, Chapman? Of course. Make a run at Juan Soto, why not? Clean house? That’s foolish. When you have money like the Giants do, and real fans that want a competitive team next year, not three years from now, you stick to the plan. Don’t give in to “Dump Farhan, get rid of everybody” crowd. There are 29 other MLB teams that would love for the Giants to start over. Don’t give those 29 teams what they want.