The offseason is turning Buster Posey into something SF Giants fans hated |
It’s been an underwhelming offseason for Farhan Zaidi and the Giants. Coming off a year when they missed the playoffs by a handful of games, it seemed like the organization was just a few key moves away from making a real push this season. But instead of addressing their most pressing needs in free agency or through a trade, the Giants instead settled for a series of moves that Zaidi is known for: signing pitchers coming off major injuries, loading up on backup catchers, and crossing their fingers that platoons can give them enough offensive production to get by. Very, very underwhelming.
Whoops, hang on – sorry, this is a lede I wrote a few years ago. I opened the wrong Word doc. Let me see here… well, actually, it still works. I just have to change Zaidi’s name to Buster Posey, and it’s good to go.
Last year, after the Rafael Devers trade, I wrote that Posey had put an end to the Giants’ era of break-even ball for good. Taking on that kind of money, after the Matt Chapman extension and the Wily Adames contract, showed that the team was finally serious about winning, profits be damned. The Giants were going to add players that could help them get back to the postseason, even if it made them a bit uncomfortable financially.
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I may have jumped the gun.
Instead, Buster and his baseball operations department have, so far,........