The Dodgers are very nearly at full strength for the first time this season, and it times out perfectly with their first trip to San Francisco. The last time they traveled north, Oracle Park had a different name, the Giants had a different management structure, and their GM hung back in the exec suite to watch Hunter Pence give an emotional speech to the remaining fans after the Dodgers finished off a season-ending sweep in dominant fashion.
Farhan Zaidi being on the other side of things won’t be at the center of the rivalry, although it would’ve been fun if that had been the case.