NEW YORK — For the first time in 50 years, the San Francisco Giants used each of their first seven picks in the MLB Draft to select position players.
The organization’s desire to add hitters to the farm system became increasingly obvious with each early round selection, but it also obscured another theme that emerged from the Giants’ first draft under new president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and scouting director Michael Holmes.
The Giants entered the week hoping to land local players with ties to the Bay Area. Starting with their first round pick, Hunter Bishop, the organization executed that plan.