Changing (Farm) Guards

Good news for us. I love McGowan; he saved the team from moving to Florida. He knew how to run the team from a business perspective. But his new successor has a much different focus, one that I completely agree with. Here's a quote from the article, with words out of his own mouth that I might actually be proud of if it's backed up:

The change at the top may signal a different direction. Under Magowan, the Giants spent freely on aging free agents, a tactic that some critics claim has led to their recent downfall. Under Neukom, expect the Giants to continue building the farm system.

"I don't pitch or field or hit," Neukom said. "My job is to work with professionals on the baseball side to make sure we have the talent that shows skills on the field. That means we've got to keep building our farm system and our coaches, because those are the people who teach so the kids can play the game in the Major Leagues at the highest level."

I do hope that he means it; and with the signing of our top three picks in this year's draft, we're ready to follow through.

-MSH