If you wanted a true indication of how different the draft process was for the Giants over the past few months, you had to tune into MLB Network as they were on the clock with the 144th pick, their seventh and final selection.
The broadcast showed a Zoom call of 25 members of the organization, including scouting director Michael Holmes, former scouting director John Barr, assistant general manager Jeremy Shelley, trainer Eric Ortega and many of the organization's amateur scouts. You had to look closely to see the impact the big league side was having. Included on that call were Michael Schwartze and Jack McGeary, two baseball operations analysts who travel with the big league club full-time.