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Giants’ 2019 experiments are different, but not extreme compared to other clubs

PHOENIX — Unlike some executives around the sport, Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi does not believe it is advantageous to lose 100 games to lay the foundation for a rebuild.

The Astros have done it three times this decade, the Cubs did it once and the Phillies and Red Sox have combined to lose more than 90 games five times since 2010. The Giants, by Zaidi’s estimation, have already done enough losing, and they’re not likely to finish with a winning record this season, either.

There will come a time in Zaidi’s tenure –perhaps as soon as 2020, but more likely 2021– when winning and contending will be the defining measures of the Giants’ success.