SAN FRANCISCO — The plan all along was for the Giants front office to be patient, and over the past couple of weeks Farhan Zaidi and Co. have scooped up two veteran left-handed starters — Derek Holland and Drew Pomeranz — at prices that were much lower than each sought early on.
The Giants still need bats, though, primarily in the outfield, and that’s another area where Zaidi believes patience could pay off. He remains confident that he’ll add a couple of veterans to the outfield, and on Wednesday he said it’s possible the Giants could jump back in at the higher ends given the glacial pace of free agent talks.