When leaders from the San Francisco Giants’ front office outlined their vision for the 2020 season during the Winter Meetings, it was immediately clear the franchise was counting on two weeks to make a significant difference in the team’s long-term plans.
President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, general manager Scott Harris and field manager Gabe Kapler didn’t admit the team had taken a red pen and circled the June amateur draft and the July 31 trade deadline on the calendar, but it wasn’t difficult to read between the lines.
The Giants were preparing to fully embrace player development and shift their attention toward the future.