Farhan Zaidi (right), the Oakland Athletics' director of baseball operations, is a Harvard-educated analyst with a doctorate from UC Berkeley in behavioral economics.
Farhan Zaidi (right), the Oakland Athletics' director of baseball operations, is a Harvard-educated analyst with a doctorate from UC Berkeley in behavioral economics.
Photo: Travis LoDolce / Oakland AthleticsCARLSBAD, San Diego County -- Farhan Zaidi, who rose to stardom in the A’s organization and helped build two Dodgers teams that appeared in the World Series, is the Giants’ new boss, The Chronicle learned Tuesday night.
Zaidi, who turns 42 Sunday, accepted the Giants’ offer to run the baseball operations department and turn around a team that played poorly the past 2 1/2 seasons and has an old roster, many excessive contracts and a depleted farm system.