The San Francisco Giants have probably put themselves in a position where they shouldn’t stand pat at the trade deadline, and that means it’s time to consider the implications of that. Their 40-29 record is their third-best start to a season in a decade after 2021 (44-25) and 2016 (43-26). Is this the year to go big?
Fourteen years ago, Buster Posey’s shattered ankle compelled Brian Sabean to trade top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler to the Mets for the Hall of Fame-bound Carlos Beltrán. He had a .920 OPS in 44 games, but he missed a couple of weeks with injury soon after the trade and that missing time was enough to prevent the Giants from getting back to the postseason after winning the World Series in 2010.