San Francisco Giants 2019 Plan 2: Quick re-tool

The San Francisco Giants are in a very important offseason for the franchise. We explore three options for how the team could address the upcoming season.

After bringing in a number of veterans over the 2017/2018 offseason, the San Francisco Giants went from 64 wins to 73 wins, but that put the team 18 1/2 games behind the division winner and 17 1/2 games out of the 2nd Wild Card. As they face a major crossroads in their organization, we examine where the team could head with the 2018/2019 offseason.

This is part of a 3-part series on what the San Francisco Giants could do with a new general manager in place this offseason. After two seasons far out of playoff competition, the Giants are ready for a change, and we will address three different routes the team could go.

Previously, we looked at the idea of the Giants going “all-in” on the 2019 season. Today, we will address the idea of the San Francisco Giants making a few moves to trade pieces to likely struggle again in 2019, but to have financial space to compete again in 2020 and beyond.

We’ll first look at the team’s contract situation, both short-term and long-term, then explore those players who will be free agents this offseason. Last we’ll address the arbitration-eligible players and their current projections.

After reviewing all of those players, we’ll have a pretty good idea where the San Francisco Giants sit for 2019 in salary obligations. At that point, we can begin to address moves to strengthen the roster to compete in 2019 and return to the postseason, where anything can truly happen.