[qwerty49]

Mick, Gomez was basically done after '58, McCormick was one of the Bonus Babies and hard throwing. Very promising but lost his fastball and was traded. Reacquired in '67 as a project and holy crap won the Cy Young. Pierce was a mainstay of the '62 pennant winners and would have won 20 if he hadn't been disabled for weeks in mid season. Almost unbeatable at CP. Bolin was serviceable but never close to an ace, Sanford had one of the best years ever but faded and Pierce, Jones and O'Dell were at the end of their career. 

The Giants traded away the future (2nd place wizards) for the present and it worked out in '62 but there wasn't another WS until 1989.

IIRC Sanford was old for a rookie.  I think he came up and won ROY with the Phils when he was 28. By the time the Giants got him I think he was 30.  I remember Hodges and Simmons calling him "Burly Jack."

[qwerty49]

Mick, Gomez was basically done after '58, McCormick was one of the Bonus Babies and hard throwing. Very promising but lost his fastball and was traded. Reacquired in '67 as a project and holy crap won the Cy Young. Pierce was a mainstay of the '62 pennant winners and would have won 20 if he hadn't been disabled for weeks in mid season. Almost unbeatable at CP. Bolin was serviceable but never close to an ace, Sanford had one of the best years ever but faded and Pierce, Jones and O'Dell were at the end of their career. 

The Giants traded away the future (2nd place wizards) for the present and it worked out in '62 but there wasn't another WS until 1989.

IIRC Sanford was old for a rookie.  I think he came up and won ROY with the Phils when he was 28. By the time the Giants got him I think he was 30.  I remember Hodges and Simmons calling him "Burly Jack."