The most compelling argument for cleaning house

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty ImagesThe San Francisco Giants won’t be a playoff team in 2024, but they have 30 games remaining. In that time, they have the chance to make it seem like they might be a playoff team or they could simply fall to pieces.

The latter seems likely, but fandom prevents us from denying the possibility of the former; and for smarter, wiser, better fans there’s always the joy that comes from watching minor young players develop, and the Giants have plenty of those.

By now, it’s all very simple: the Giants are neither good nor bad. It has never been more difficult to be good in Major League Baseball than today because of technological advancements. The quality of pitches…