MLB Draft, rounds 7-10: Quantum Leapers and a Yalie

The year was 1969. The Giants were coming off a second place, 88-74, season and were hovering around .500 around the the time of that year’s draft. They selected zero pitchers in the first ten rounds of the draft. Fast forward 50 years and the Giants, coming off of consecutive hella losing seasons, used nine of their first ten picks on position players.

Full circle? Not really. But 50 is a nice, round number. Farhan Zaidi and Michael Holmes’ first two days of their first draft running the Giants was memorable, though, and linked in some small way to the franchise’s past. That part is far less important than the talent they selected, and if you read Roger’s write-ups on Hunter Bishop and…