10-02-2021, 01:38 AM
Looking a bit beyond this remarkable season, the Giants have done a fantastic job of developing young players for the future even while putting together a legitimate WS contender from, seemingly, other teams' spare parts. The development of Lamont Wade gives them the type of young, versatile player they crave, on a more-than-reasonable salary for the next few years; Thairo Estrada has shown legitimate promise of developing into the same type of bargain player in the infield; the development of Doval and Kervin Castro sets up their bullpen not only for the playoffs, but also for the foreseeable future (barring injuries of course); and of course Logan Webb has been their most consistent starter of the second half. Meanwhile, their farm system has made a brobdingnagian leap forward, with a host of players now either knocking on the door (Bart, Ramos at AAA) or soon to be at the doorstep (RP R.J. Dabovich at AA, Marco Luciano, Jairo Pomares, Luis Matos, Ryan Murphy, & Kyle Harrison all in A, a bit further away).
It's been a while since both the present and the future of the organization looked so promising.
It's been a while since both the present and the future of the organization looked so promising.