Abiatal Avelino spent his short 2018 San Francisco Giants tenure representing the (hopeful) shift in organizational philosophy. The alliterative middle infielder arrived in the Bay as part of the package that put Andrew McCutchen in pinstripes - the be-brutally-honest-with-your-reality-and-take-this-time-to-boost-the-farm move that most modern franchises make with regularity, but the Giants have been hesitant to partake in (including this year, when McCutchen was the only moved player in a field of eligible applicants).
But while the move likely represented what we’ll see from the next iteration of Giants upper management, what followed was a harsh indictment of the reigning regime.