SAN FRANCISCO–After a 98-loss season, general manager Bobby Evans and vice president of baseball operations Brian Sabean rolled the dice.
They gambled on an aging core, pushing their chips in with a roster they worked diligently to construct even if others in the same position would have folded.
Evans and Sabean specifically chose their cards, marrying their fate to a unit that fell so spectacularly in 2017 that few envisioned the duo could cash in with the very next hand.
Though the odds still aren’t in their favor, the Giants have reached the All-Star break with a 50-48 record and a shot to hit the jackpot.