[Mick]

I hate the DH but the Giants could have their best power hitter play every day rather than every fifth game.

When November rolls around how is the team’s PR machine going to spin the Great Rebuild? Probably emphasize the new skipper.

And what is the length of Farhan’s leash if nothing he does works? Would the owners give Theo Epstein a twenty million dollar per year contract?

I think the PR machine will have to get going in July (or earlier) when the team will acknowledge the rebuilding effort and trade some of the established stars.

Farhan's leash should be pretty long.  The Dodgers are absolutely crushing it, at every level, and he was an intimate part of that effort.  We have to acknowledge the fact that Evans' reign of Error produced no pitching, hitting or outfielders, and all of our all-star infielders are old or hurt or both.  Posey, Crawford, Longoria and Belt are all in the 31-33 age range, Panik is 28.  All of the Giants' minor league teams except one finished last in their league.  Farhan has a mountain to climb, hopefully team management and fans understand the depth of the challenge.

[Mick]

I hate the DH but the Giants could have their best power hitter play every day rather than every fifth game.

When November rolls around how is the team’s PR machine going to spin the Great Rebuild? Probably emphasize the new skipper.

And what is the length of Farhan’s leash if nothing he does works? Would the owners give Theo Epstein a twenty million dollar per year contract?

I think the PR machine will have to get going in July (or earlier) when the team will acknowledge the rebuilding effort and trade some of the established stars.

Farhan's leash should be pretty long.  The Dodgers are absolutely crushing it, at every level, and he was an intimate part of that effort.  We have to acknowledge the fact that Evans' reign of Error produced no pitching, hitting or outfielders, and all of our all-star infielders are old or hurt or both.  Posey, Crawford, Longoria and Belt are all in the 31-33 age range, Panik is 28.  All of the Giants' minor league teams except one finished last in their league.  Farhan has a mountain to climb, hopefully team management and fans understand the depth of the challenge.