This morning inThe Athletic (subscription required), Andrew Baggarly talked about the San Francisco Giants coming up short in trade talks for the likes of Kyle Tucker and Garrett Crochet, mainly because the only prospect desired by other teams is Bryce Eldridge. It’s a lingering problem. Will 2025 be the year the team finally focuses on player development?
In September and again in November I talked about how drafting and developing players is the Number One problem faced by the team. Except for one little hiccup there with the Cain-Lincecum-Posey-Bumgarner run, it has been a reliable source of frustration for the franchise this century.