SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Guessing which 25 players will make the Giants’ Opening Day roster is like setting sail for a remote island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean without having the slightest clue of the destination’s geographical coordinates.
It’s a fruitless exercise that borders on impossible, in no small part because so many starting jobs and roster spots are up for grabs. So much can (and probably should) change by the time the Giants open the season in San Diego that it’s hard to say with certainty how president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi views the spring competitions.
We can’t predict what will happen, but we can summarize what’s already taken place.