NEW YORK -- Long before the Giants jogged onto the diamond at Citi Field on Wednesday, the lineup pinned to their clubhouse wall spoke as much to the state of the team as their 5-3 defeat to the Mets would later. Absent from that bulletin was the name of Andrew McCutchen, the Giants' leader in games played this season, whose tenure in San Francisco, according to reports, could be nearing its end.
Now nine games back in the National League West, pending Arizona's game against the Angels, and 8 1/2 behind in the NL Wild Card hunt, the Giants' actions moving forward figure to come with an eye toward 2019, above all else.