The trade deadline is upon us, and so as the Giants navigate the space between being contenders and not wanting to embarrass themselves by admitting they’re not contenders, we start to hear about trades. Who could the Giants get? Who might they give up? Will Bobby Evans commit one of his trademark blunders, or will he make one of his should-be-trademark Totally Fine Deals That Still Won’t Breathe Life Into A Corpse?
But there is one more question: who could the Giants have kept? Who could have been on this team if Evans (and the entire front office) hadn’t traded him away?