With any semblance of a late-season playoff run well behind the San Francisco Giants, the focus has shifted to this coming offseason, where the front office will be tasked with offloading some of the big money tied up in unproductive players.
The Giants may have handcuffed themselves to some degree by playing so well in the summer months — which, consequently, made them balk at the opportunity to make moves for the future at the trade deadline.
Sure, they were successful in moving pieces like Mark Melancon, who, in his time with the San Francisco Giants, was mediocre at best on a four-year, $62 million deal.