I Have No Idea What The Giants Should Do This Offseason (And Neither Do You)

It takes a team like the San Francisco Giants to remind you that you don't know much about a particular sport. At least you don't as far as acquisitions and trades are concerned. I have read countless articles since the World Series ended (I still can't comprehend that the Giants won it AGAIN) about what kind of offseason moves the Giants should make, will make, etc. and I can see any one of the possibilities mentioned happening; I can also need none of the possibilities happening. Writers with experience covering the Giants should know better than anyone that you simply cannot anticipate what Brian Sabean and company will do. And last year's World Series title further proves that there is no formula or pattern that works for this team.

Here are some obvious holes the Giants need to address (or have in weird ways):

Third Base: I can't even talk about Pablo Sandoval going to Boston because it's too soon. I can't even decide what to do with the garden gnome made in his likeness that's still sitting in our sunroom. Sigh. But the Giants have traded for Casey McGehee for some reason, so that's taken care of. How well it will actually work remains to be seen, but it's better than Matt Duffy/Juaqin Arias/whoever. And McGehee is a free agent after 2015, so not much harm is done. It's an even year this season though, so our new third basemen could play out in any number of ways. *shrugs*

Starting Pitching: Now that the Giants have re-signed Jake Peavy (yay!) I would think re-signing Ryan Vogelsong would be just down the road. Maybe they try to get a James Shields too? After being snubbed by Jon Lester, I don't know how good the Giants chances are of getting a decent free agent pitcher. If Matt Cain is healthy this season (that's a BIG if, obviously) and even if the Giants don't sign any other starting pitcher, the idea of a rotation with Bumgarner, Cain, Peavy, Hudson and Lincecum isn't the worst ever. But which Tim Lincecum are we going to get? That big question mark should motivate the Giants to sign at least one of other reliable starter but only Larry Baer and Brian Sabean know who that will be. Also, no one knows how well Tim Hudson will hold up in the final year of his contract (and most likely, his last year in baseball) so an added starter would help alleviate any potential problems he might have.

Left Field: Not surprisingly (though I'm still a bit bummed) Michael Morse did not re-sign with the Giants and instead went to the Marlins. I wasn't really expecting the Giants to re-sign him, but he sure made an impact in 2014, despite his injuries during most of the second half of the season. I'll miss the big fella, but the Giants do need someone to platoon with Gregor Blanco who is not just Juan Perez/Gary Brown/whoever. Yes, 2015 is an even year, so if you're going to try that silly idea out, it might as well be now…but do you NEED to? I'm still holding out hope for Ben Zobrist, though honestly I'm more into his cool name than him as a player. And much like the starting rotation being unsettled with Matt Cain coming back from injury, we won't know how the outfield will look until Angel Pagan is really back in action. Mr. Zobrist looks like the most viable candidate right now and his name has been linked to the Giants for awhile, so who knows. Just leave Andrew Susac out of it, Mr. Sabean. Please.

All that having been said, January is a dark time for fans of any baseball team. You've gotten through December, but Spring Training still feels a long way off. And, if you're like me, you feel clobbered by college sports. Sigh.