SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants haven’t revealed whether they expect to seriously contend for a playoff berth next season, but the franchise must still address several pressing roster needs.
New president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi is already surveying the free agent and trade markets, but he’s expected to begin much of the heavy-lifting at Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, which take place next week.
The Giants aren’t likely to aggressively pursue most of the game’s top free agents, but during his tenure as the Los Angeles Dodgers general manager, Zaidi developed a knack for unearthing valuable, multi-positional contributors and building some of the deepest 40-man rosters in baseball.