Farhan Zaidi’s decision to not trade Blake Snell was justified on Monday night at Oracle Park, against an Atlanta Braves team that had someone Zaidi did decide to trade batting leadoff.
It wasn’t justified because Snell was great, though he was more than great. And it damn sure wasn’t justified because the San Francisco Giants won, because they did not.
Instead, it was justified because for the first time since 2021, the Giants played a game that felt like a playoff game. They entered the night just 1.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot.