NEW YORK — Major League Baseball executives rarely like to admit when they draft “for need,” but members of the Giants front office may have no choice this year.
For the first time in at least the last two decades, the Giants used their first seven draft picks on position players.
President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and amateur scouting director Michael Holmes were determined to add hitters to their farm system and they accomplished that goal on the first two days of the draft.
The Giants chose Arizona State outfielder and Palo Alto, Calif. native Hunter Bishop with the No.