As many of us know, the past two seasons of San Francisco Giants baseball have fallen well short of great. With players continuing to age and the team’s rough performance, whispers and speculations of possible moves has followed. These whispers seem to have attached themselves to household names like Brandon Belt and Madison Bumgarner, causing many people to question what the future of the Giants looks like. Is a rebuild imminent or is one even necessary?
Let’s start with a positive perspective and say that a rebuild or displacement of key franchise players would be harmful to the future of the Giants.