The San Francisco Giants' season may ride on the success of their newest free-agent acquisition this offseason?

The Giants have yet to decide whether Hayden Birdsong or Kyle Harrison or Landen Roupp will be their fifth starter. They likely won’t finalize their decision until right before they travel to Cincinnati.

One of the steadiest organizations in Major League Baseball over the past 20-years is suddenly in a state of flux with a full rebuild on tap.

It's a new era for the San Francisco Giants beginning this season, and there is clearly an urgency to win sooner rather than later. Ownership let their displeasure be known with the firing of Farhan Zaidi following five missed postseasons during his six years at the helm,