What’s next for SF Giants after missing the playoffs and firing Bob Melvin

SAN FRANCISCO So what now The Giants failed to make the playoffs in Buster Posey s first season as president of baseball operations then kicked off their offseason on Monday by firing manager Bob Melvin Despite an underwhelming yet far from uneventful year where they finished the unit s leaders expressed optimism when looking to next year Buster is going to do whatever it takes to put this club in the best position to go out there and have the best company noted shortstop Willy Adames who became the first Giant to hit homers in a single season since Barry Bonds I feel like the guys that are here are going to work hard to be better next year including myself There s a core to build around reported starter Logan Webb I think we re all excited We re all very disappointed in how this ended I know the fans are disappointed We re more disappointed than they are We just got to put our heads down A lot of us live in Arizona so we re going to be together all offseason and do everything we can to get this franchise back to where it s supposed to be That will start with finding a manager ideally someone who will hold down that role for more than two seasons The firing of Melvin marks a third consecutive year that the franchise has replaced a prominent figure Former manager Gabe Kapler was fired with three games remaining in the season and replaced by Melvin in the offseason then former president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was fired after the season and replaced by Posey It s definitely not ideal Posey disclosed We talked about it a lot what the standards are for the Giants We have high standards and I hold myself to those same standards You without a doubt hope there can be consistency in these leadership positions The changes likely won t stop with Melvin Posey commented on Monday that the Giants coaching staff had been notified and that specific of the staffing is going to be dependent on whoever the new manager ends up being From there Posey general manager Zack Minasian and the rest of the Giants brass will shift to the roster one that features a foundation but demands refinement Webb was not exaggerating when he stated last week This is the most of talented association I ve been on At one point the Giants roster featured eight current or former All-Stars Webb Matt Chapman Rafael Devers Robbie Ray Justin Verlander Camilo Doval Randy Rodr guez Heliot Ramos That doesn t include Adames who hit homers for the third time As things stand the core for next year s association will feature Adames Chapman Devers Ray and Webb along with Ramos Landen Roupp Patrick Bailey Jung Hoo Lee and top prospect Bryce Eldridge With Devers and Eldridge in the mix it s unlikely that impending free agents Wilmer Flores and Dominic Smith return next season For all those pieces the Giants need more help namely on the pitching side Webb Ray and Roupp stand to anchor the rotation but the final two spots are up in the air as Verlander is set to hit free agency The Giants have internal options Hayden Birdsong Carson Whisenhunt Blade Tidwell Trevor McDonald Kai-Wei Teng and Carson Seymour but the gang learned the risks of relying on young arms this season Verlander who will be in February stated he would consider anything when requested if he would consider re-signing with San Francisco He s likely to command interest after anchoring the Giants rotation Considering his pursuit of reaching career wins he s away it s worth wondering if his lack of luck in San Francisco will factor into a reunion I really enjoyed the guys here Verlander announced Obviously it was a tough season personally But as far as an organization and the guys I got to play with here it was so class Off the field and in the locker room one of the more fun seasons I ve ever had There s also the matter of a bullpen a unit that was decimated by injuries and trades At full strength the Giants bullpen featured Rodr guez Doval Tyler Rogers Erik Miller and Ryan Walker By season s end Doval and Rogers were traded Rodr guez had undergone Tommy John surgery and Miller missed the last three months due to a persistent elbow sprain Walker re-assumed the closer role after losing it in May but couldn t replicate last season s dominance Should the Giants acquire a starting pitcher or two it s attainable they have particular young starters pitch out of the bullpen to start the season Birdsong for example began the year as a reliever and excelled in that role before re-joining the rotation On the position participant side the Giants primary focus should be right field The unit never located a true replacement for Mike Yastrzemski using five different players in right field after trading him to the Royals Four-time All-Star Kyle Tucker is arguably the top free agent of this class but the Giants may not take on another nine-figure contract after extending Chapman trading for Devers and signing Adames And speaking of Adames he s more than willing to help recruit if it means bringing more talent to the Bay I m going to be on that for sure Adames explained I want this club to be better I m going to do whatever I can to make it happen We already got Rafi We need more help I know Buster is going to do whatever it takes He doesn t like to lose He s already mad