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Farhan Zaidi's upbringing, experience show how he'll attack Giants job

Editor’s note: “As Told To Amy G” will feature exclusive conversations with Giants staff and players, as well as interesting figures around Major League Baseball, throughout the 2019 season. First in the series: Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi.

Like watching paint dry. At a snail’s pace. Like a herd o’ turtles.

Eh, forget the clichés. How about “torture”? Now that’s a word familiar to Giants fans.

It most aptly describes the offseason leading up to San Francisco’s 2019 Opening Day.

The normally sizzling Hot Stove has been somewhat at a low simmer for the Giants, with just a handful of lesser-known pick-ups amid the recent Bryce Harper rumors.