The first question that Farhan Zaidi answered at his introductory press conference when the San Francisco Giants signed him as president of baseball operations was about whether the team was in win now mode, retooling, or rebuilding.
Here was part of his answer:
I think when you have that attitude, and are too myopic about, ‘we’re rebuilding, that means we’re not gonna sign free agents, that means we’re not gonna acquire veteran players,’ you’re gonna leave a lot of opportunities on the table. So I just think where we are as an organization right now, we have to cast as wide of a net as possible, and not put too many labels on what this process is gonna be other than try and make smart and sound decisions.