SAN DIEGO–While most franchises have decided to buy or sell days, weeks and sometimes even months before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the Giants are not most franchises.
San Francisco’s front office spent the last two weeks waiting for signs from its club to determine whether to add or subtract, allowing the team every opportunity to prove it has the pieces in place to make a late-summer push for a playoff spot.
The Giants never gave key decision-makers the signal they were looking for and will instead head into the deadline at .500 with a 54-54 record following a 12-inning, 5-3 win over the Padres.