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If Jimmy Garoppolo hype wasn’t already through the roof, it is now. Garoppolo took the field as a starter for the first time at Levi’s Stadium Sunday afternoon, but looked about at home in red and gold as one could.

When the Warriors travel to Los Angeles on Monday night, there’s a decent chance the team looks more like its Santa Cruz G-League affiliate than it does the world champions who hail from Oakland.

Bobby Evans and Brian Sabean are well aware of the future benefits the franchise would gain by remaining under the CBT this season, but to do that and to achieve the team’s goal of becoming contending in 2018, the Giants need another big contract off the books.

Ahkello Witherspoon, who sprained his knee last week in Houston, will be active Sunday for the 49ers. Pass rusher Aaron Lynch will also get a second straight game to prove he can rush the passer.

While Lacob isn’t involved in the A’s plans yet, it’s not out of the question for the Warriors’ ownership to become involved with Oakland’s baseball franchise in the future.

The Warriors have been bit hard by an injury bug of late, and on Sunday, the team was forced to respond to depth issues that could continue to plague Golden State this week.

The odds are stacked against general manager Bobby Evans and vice president of baseball operations Brian Sabean if they truly intend to compete next year, especially if they make the best fiscal choice for the future of the franchise by staying under the tax threshold.

The 49ers are hurting for depth in the defensive backfield, and a day ahead of their matchup with the Tennessee Titans, San Francisco worked to find a reinforcement.

With the memory of their three championships overshadowed by 98 losses last season, the question of whether the Giants should trade Madison Bumgarner is starting to be asked and Andrew Baggarly gave his answer on Tolbert & Lund Friday afternoon.

Giancarlo Stanton, once the potiential savior the Giants hoped bring to San Francisco, likely hurt the team’s chances of achieving their offseason goals.