San Francisco Giants Trade Talks Up in the Air: Let’s Hope They Stay There

The San Francisco Giants ate their fourth loss in five games on Wednesday and, much more ominously, dropped a second consecutive start by Tim Lincecum. All of this is sure to twist the dial on all the clamoring for an extra bat or two.

There is some merit to the idea of swapping the appropriate young talent for a bigger bat to slide into the middle of the order—but not as much as is on the contrarian side.