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

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

2. Buster Posey

After the reporting from the last week about Buster Posey's involvement in the Matt Chapman extension, the drums calling for Posey to take over have reached a deafening pitch. One columnist has already declared Posey the de facto leader of the organization.

Slusser's reporting in the Chronicle definitely throws a little cold water on that notion, but it is obvious that Buster is still in many ways the face of the organization. We know he has gotten involved in free agent pitches to players the last several offseasons since he has become part of the ownership group. And we know that as a franchise legend whose big league career not so coincidentally led to three World Series championships in five years he has a lot more good will than any other typical executive would have.

Of course, there are cautionary tales of star players becoming executives. Derek Jeter's time with the Marlins did not turn out great, for instance. However, there are success stories as well. Steve Kerr was successful as general manager of the Phoenix Suns and went on to be a great coach of the Golden State Warriors. John Lynch went straight from the broadcast booth to the general manager role with the 49ers and has helped to completely turn that franchise around.

If Buster were to become the top decision maker in the front office, he would certainly be putting part of his reputation on the line. However, he is clearly smart enough to handle the job and would approach it as a former player. Fans would certainly be very excited for the change of pace he would provide after Zaidi.

Who knows if Buster even wants the job, though. He has a family and may not be interested in the scrutiny and day-to-day grind that the job entails. But boy would it be fun if Buster Posey were to go from turning the franchise around on the field and then doing the same thing in the front office 15 years later.

The final name on this list is another one that should be familiar to Giants fans.