The Giants have already trimmed their 40-man roster and settled into offseason mode, but there are still a couple of notable nuggets floating around the organization.
One of them involves Nick Hundley, whose name once surfaced as a serious candidate to manage San Francisco after Bob Melvin was fired last offseason. The fit made sense on paper: Hundley had been teammates with Buster Posey for a couple of years, and as a former catcher he fit the same broad mold as Stephen Vogt, another ex-Giants catcher whom San Francisco may wish it had chosen instead of Melvin.
Hundley ultimately removed himself from consideration for family reasons, and now he’s moving up in the Texas Rangers’ front office. He’s been promoted to Vice President of Player Development, after previously serving as a senior advisor to the baseball operations department.
The other headline comes from Brian Sabean, who spoke with Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic about being let go by the New York Yankees and about his eligibility for Hall of Fame election next month. In that conversation, Baggarly also asked about the possibility of a Giants reunion, and Sabean didn’t close the door.
“You never know. I’d certainly answer the call,” was Sabean’s response.
Given the way the Giants have already leaned into familiar faces, it’s not hard to imagine Sabean eventually back in the mix. Buster Posey clearly has plenty of respect for him, and with Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy already serving as advisers, the idea of adding Sabean to the group hardly feels far-fetched. If San Francisco is going to keep embracing the nostalgia, there’s room to go even further.
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