Three lessons the Giants can learn from their past MLB offseasons

SAN FRANCISCO — At some point in the next couple of weeks, the Giants will introduce a new head of baseball operations. He or she will take over an organization that has more money committed over the next half-decade than any team in baseball, which can be viewed two ways.

On one hand, this organization has proven consistently that it is willing to spend. On the other hand, the Giants have not always spent wisely.

They have an aging roster with eight players scheduled to make at least $12 million in 2019. They already have $124 million committed to the 2020 team and nearly $100 million committed to the 2021 team. The majority of that money was given to homegrown talent, but the front office…