Matt Duffy #5 of the SF Giants plays defense at third base against the San Diego Padres during the game at AT&T Park on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Could the SF Giants find a substantial big-league contributor in 2021 from one of the hundreds of minor-league free agents?
Few franchises have had such consistent success finding MLB contributors through minor-league free agency as the SF Giants. While the franchise has had three top decision-makers over the past decade, Brian Sabean, Bobby Evans, and Farhan Zaidi’s regimes have all found players that made an impact after signing minor-league contracts.