How GM Scott Harris envisions Giants revamped minor-league system
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Giants general manager Scott Harris speaks at a press conference to introduce Gabe Kapler as the new Giant?•s manager at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday November 13, 2019.Nick Otto / Special to The Chronicle 2019Show MoreShow Less
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San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris, right, speaks on a phone alongside manager Gabe Kapler after their baseball game against the San Diego Padres was postponed Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in San Diego. The game was postponed minutes before the scheduled first pitch after someone in the Giants organization tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Gregory Bull / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
The year 2020 brought unforeseen challenges for the Giants, who were forced to wade through constant streams of adversity over the course of the pandemic-shortened regular season. Like the world at large, San Francisco is hoping better things are in store for '21. Here are five questions facing the club
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The year 2020 brought unforeseen challenges for the Giants, who were forced to wade through constant streams of adversity over the course of the pandemic-shortened regular season. Like the world at large, San Francisco is hoping better things are in store for 21. Here are five questions facing the club as it looks ahead to the upcoming season:
Will the starting rotation hold up over a full season?
The Giants have prioritized patching holes in their starting rotation by bringing back Kevin Gausman on a one-year, $18.9 million qualifying offer and signing veteran Anthony DeSclafani to a one-year, $6 million deal, but there are still question marks surrounding an area of the roster that was a relative weakness in 2020.
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One of Giants most pressing questions: What does Johnny Cueto have left?
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 03: Johnny Cueto #47 of the San Francisco Giants stands in the dugout during their game against the Seattle Mariners at AT&T Park on April 3, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Ezra Shaw / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) after the top of the second inning against the Oakland Athletics in an MLB game at Oracle Park on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif.Santiago Mejia / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The Giants’ Johnny Cueto went 2-3 with a career-high 5.40 ERA in 12 starts in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less