The San Francisco Giants under Farhan Zaidi have made a habit out of low-risk, high-reward transactions in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle. And their recent signing of lefty specialist Jerry Blevins certainly fits that bill.
Zaidi was a well-known scavenger of the waiver wire last season and a few of his low-profile pick-ups actually turned into valuable assets for the team.
Offseason signing Drew Pomeranz was flipped for possible second baseman of the future Mauricio Dubon while 29-year-old career minor leaguer Mike Yastrzemski — who was traded for back in March — turned into a very credible major leaguer.