Having two of the best trade assets in the game in pitchers Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith , San Francisco was built to sell and keep building for the future.
As the Giants enter Wednesday only three games back for the second NL wild-card spot, fans are clamoring for president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi to be a buyer and hold onto the two left-handers.
Plus, it makes no sense for an aging roster that likely isn't a title contender to hold onto Bumgarner and Smith, both of whom will be free agents this upcoming offseason.
DENVER -- The big takeaway from Farhan Zaidi's introductory press conference last November was that the new boss did not talk about grand changes or plans, but rather about the Giants getting incrementally better with every move.
The best educated guess at this point is that Zaidi will try to walk a tightrope, potentially dealing pending free agents like Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith while also looking to strategically add.
Tags: Will Smith , Madison Bumgarner , Alex Pavlovic , MLB , San Francisco Giants , Farhan Zaidi
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