The Giants are currently in 2nd place in the NL West and they appear to be catching up to the Dodgers, who are in first place. The Giants' starting rotation has always kept them in the race and its the same deal this year. Their rotation consists on Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner, Barry Zito, Tim Lincecum, and Ryan Vogelsong. That is a very good rotation, Cain and Bumgarner are having nice years but Lincecum is having a dreadful season. Zito and Vogelsong are veterans who are proving that they still have something left in the tank. If the Giants want to become serious contenders, they will need to upgrade their offense. Their best offensive player is arguably Pablo Sandoval and he has had some injury issues this year. The team could probably upgrade at the left field position.
Some think that they should look for a first baseman because Huff/Belt/Pill are not producing but I personally think that their All-Star caliber catcher Buster Posey should change positions and move to first base for 2 reasons. 1) You will still get the same offensive production out of him but you won't have to worry about him getting hurt in home plate collisions like he did last year. 2) You can give young catcher Hector Sanchez an opportunity to play and he has a great arm.
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| Would GM Brian Sabean be willing to give up his precious pitching prospects for some offense? |
If the Giants want to contend this year, they will need to make a couple moves at the trade deadline to bulk up their offense. So Contenders or Pretenders? I'll choose Contenders.
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