Something happened earlier today that hasn’t happened in a generation: the Giants named a new leader for their Baseball Operations department. As you know by now, that person is now-former Dodgers GM and former A’s assistant GM Farhan Zaidi. What was discussed at the introductory press conference? Quite a bit, actually.
The Giants didn’t interview him until Friday
So, he wasn’t the first choice, but once he became available and Larry Baer had a chance to speak with him it came together very quickly. As both Baer and Zaidi noted, the two-hour conversation that was scheduled lasted six and a half hours.