SAN FRANCISCO -- Though the Giants are necessarily preoccupied with their search for a general manager who will guide the organization into the future, they must at least begin to ponder certain issues before the new boss arrives.
Here are several of the Giants' offseason chores.
• Questions Giants face this offseason
Which Giants will become free agents? Who among them might return?
San Francisco's most prominent free-agency eligibles are catcher Nick Hundley, left-hander Derek Holland and outfielders Hunter Pence and Gregor Blanco.