What Will The San Francisco Giants Do?

The San Francisco Giants won yet another World Series in 2014 after sneeking in with the second wild card berth, but their offseason following the Championship season hasn't really gone as planned. First, they lost their Face of the Franchise in Allstar third baseman Pablo Sandoval to the Boston Red Sox. Then the Giants lost out in the bidding for ace pitcher Jon Lester. And most recently they lost out for the services of veteran third baseman Chase Headley. The Giants are now in a wait and see mode as the MLB offseason heads toward the Holidays. A source who works in the Giants front office told me this twitter messaging,"We are taking a patient approach now in filling our needs. We lost out on some very important targets, but we have others under our radar." The Giants' most glaring needs at this point are a third baseman and a starting pitcher. The Giants have discussed internally bringing in veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera to play third base. They have also toyed with the idea of signing veteran second baseman Rickie Weeks and teaching him third base. The Giants could get involved in the bidding for starting pitchers Max Scherzer and James Shields. The Giants met with Shields' agent at the winter meetings last week. The Giants have also had discussions with the Atlanta Braves for a blockbuster trade that would bring veteran third baseman Chris Johnson and allstar outfielder Justin Upton to San Francisco. They do have the prospects and resources to go after a starter like Cole Hamels or Cliff Lee. There are a number of options and routes the Giants could go to get their needs met and filled and get the team ready to defend their world championship in 2015, but whatever they do they will be patient in how they do it.                    Jared Pate