The differences between Farhan Zaidi and Buster Posey’s team building approaches as president of baseball operations have already been made apparent. However, a recent writeup by Carlos Collazo of Baseball America revealed another way that Posey’s approach will differ at the helm of the San Francisco Giants. Per Collazo, Posey is expected to rely much more heavily on the team’s scouts than Zaidi, who employed a more model-forward approach, in the 2025 MLB Draft.
“The buzz on the Giants is that their pick will be much more of a ‘scout-driven’ name than previous regimes, largely because of the presence of Buster Posey in the front office,” wrote Collazo in his latest mock draft.