The Giants ended up having a very busy trade deadline, even if they didn’t actually trade the guys everyone was expecting them to. Four trades were completed on the last day of July, as the Giants traded from strength and brought in a lot of new players.
Was this a reshaping of the farm system? No. There’s one clear best prospect here, and a lot of lottery tickets and fliers. The Giants probably have added a name that will be in their Top 10 list at the end of the season who will be part of future rebuilding, even if he’s not looking like an All-Star.