After the 2014 World Series, the longest tenured General Manager in Baseball stepped down after what had finally been the pinnacle of his front office career. Well, he didn’t entirely step down. It was more of a vertical move for Sabean. He decided to hire his right hand man as the GM. All internal and it looked nice as an opportunity to keep things going with the same people who had been making championship decisions together.
Sabean’s first year was OK. The Giants missed the playoffs. They went 84-78 and saw their chances dwindle as starting pitching couldn’t quite hold up during the stretch run.