SAN FRANCISCO — Few teams in baseball began the offseason with a checklist longer than the one belonging to the San Francisco Giants.
After suffering through a third consecutive losing season, the Giants needed to hire a general manager to work under Farhan Zaidi, a manager to replace Bruce Bochy and eventually a coaching staff that would grow to become the largest in major league history.
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Despite all of the pressing obligations, the Giants still needed to address holes on a team that hasn’t been competitive since 2016 and didn’t appear as if it was only a piece or two away from threatening the Dodgers.