3 potential candidates to replace Farhan Zaidi in SF Giants front office

The most pressing question the SF Giants face heading into the offseason is whether Farhan Zaidi will continue in his role as president of baseball operations. This article will examine three potential replacements if he is relieved of his duties.

With the Giants out of the postseason, the only thing that Giants fans care about is the future. A big shaper of that future will be the person running the team's front office. As of right now, that person is Farhan Zaidi. We will see how much longer that lasts.

Who could replace Farhan Zaidi in the SF Giants front office?

Going into this season, there was a sense that Zaidi was on the hot seat. Even though it was announced last offseason that he and the Giants had agreed in principle to a contract extension through 2026, the fact that his hand-picked manager Gabe Kapler was let go at the end of last season showed that Zaidi was getting a warning from ownership who probably pressured Zaidi to get rid of Kapler.

He knew he was on thin ice which is why he went out and made additions in the offseason. He signed Jung Hoo Lee, Jorge Soler, Matt Chapman, and Blake Snell. There was hope and optimism surrounding the team, but it did not translate into success on the field.

Zaidi deserves credit for landing these stars, but he could also be blamed for taking so long to try and squeeze every penny out of agent Scott Boras when it came to Chapman and Snell. Perhaps if you have them both there at the start of camp, Chapman is able to establish himself as a leader earlier and Snell is able to find his form maybe a month into the season rather than after the All-Star Break.

No matter what, things did not work out. Despite the team being in the Wild Card race at the trade deadline, Zaidi still decided to sell by getting rid of Soler. The Giants slowly faded and were basically out of contention by September.

Then, each passing week has brought worse news for Zaidi. There was the report that Zaidi's contract is not guaranteed through 2026, but only through 2025. Then there was the article in The Athletic about Buster Posey being involved in the Matt Chapman negotiations. There was some better news for him with the San Francisco Chronicle article that made Zaidi seem much more involved in the Chapman deal than Baggarly did.

No matter what, Zaidi is very much on the hot seat. It is up to ownership ultimately, and if they decide that it is time to shake up the front office, then here are 3 potential replacements for Zaidi.