[Mick]

What will be really interesting is if Farhan Zaidi gets a raise or a pay cut. He's not in any demand by anyone, so if the Giants extend his contract  - as they say they will - and pay him more than his original deal, it will be another area with which to take umbrage with the Giants' milquetoast ownership.

The last MLB Farm Rankings in mid-August had the Giants #14, but, that's behind:

#6 Dodgers
#9 Padres
#12 D-Backs

All teams in their division who are already more talented. And, just as significantly, the Brewers (#3), Cubs (#4), Reds (#5) all likely playoff teams, plus the Nationals (#8) and Mets (#11) who have more talent, are also all ahead of them in the prospect area too, and the Mets just hired the guy who built the Brewers system to #3.

The only way to improve is by signing DIFFERENCE MAKING free agents that cost a shit ton of money, and the Giants are not willing to do this. So why should anyone pay any attention to this team? Give me one good reason that is backed by anything other than blind hope and some misguided "you are a fan, support your team" nonsense. 

Like Stanford, I'll bother to care when management shows they care.

I don't care if they care. I just want them to be effective.

[Mick]

What will be really interesting is if Farhan Zaidi gets a raise or a pay cut. He's not in any demand by anyone, so if the Giants extend his contract  - as they say they will - and pay him more than his original deal, it will be another area with which to take umbrage with the Giants' milquetoast ownership.

The last MLB Farm Rankings in mid-August had the Giants #14, but, that's behind:

#6 Dodgers
#9 Padres
#12 D-Backs

All teams in their division who are already more talented. And, just as significantly, the Brewers (#3), Cubs (#4), Reds (#5) all likely playoff teams, plus the Nationals (#8) and Mets (#11) who have more talent, are also all ahead of them in the prospect area too, and the Mets just hired the guy who built the Brewers system to #3.

The only way to improve is by signing DIFFERENCE MAKING free agents that cost a shit ton of money, and the Giants are not willing to do this. So why should anyone pay any attention to this team? Give me one good reason that is backed by anything other than blind hope and some misguided "you are a fan, support your team" nonsense. 

Like Stanford, I'll bother to care when management shows they care.

I don't care if they care. I just want them to be effective.