SAN FRANCISCO -- Fittingly enough, the Giants marked Monday's unofficial start of the offseason by revising their previously announced Hot Stove wish list to include specifics.
"Center field needs to be upgraded," vice president of baseball operations Brian Sabean said on a conference call with reporters. "We have to find an everyday third baseman. And we have to be resourceful in how we reconstruct the bullpen."
But two weekend developments -- picking up left-hander Madison Bumgarner's $12 million option for 2018 and receiving right-hander Johnny Cueto's decision to collect $21 million annually through 2021 and not to opt out of his contract -- will push the Giants' payroll toward the competitive balance tax threshold.