Bobby Evans

In a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced that recently acquired outfielder Andrew McCutchen will indeed play in right field at AT&T Park, and that Hunter Pence will move over to left. This of course leaves the Giants with a hole in center, and general manager Bobby Evans was asked what the club’s plan is at that position moving forward.

Bobby Evans had every reason to tear down and rebuild the Giants’ roster, but the general manager kept pressing forward, making significant moves with an all-in mentality that received the praises of Mike Krukow on Murph & Mac Tuesday morning.

With more than 100 free agents still available and several trade opportunities that could materialize, the Giants aren’t quite sitting at first down and 10, but they are in a manageable second down and six.

Despite a quiet offseason, general manager Bobby Evans reassured Gary & Larry on Thursday that the Giants are holding more cards that those on the outside might think.

Though several immediate impact free agents are still on the market, the Giants would be wise to add to the roster through trades for young players with controllable contracts that will allow San Francisco to field a roster with a payroll that remains under the $197 million competitive balance tax threshold.

On Wednesday morning, the Giants made their first significant stride toward addressing an issue that plagued the team last year, as Evans executed a trade for Tampa Bay Rays’ third baseman and three-time All-Star Evan Longoria.

After 10 years in the Major Leagues, Longoria is the rare star who would be willing to admit he had jitters when thinking about playing at AT&T Park, and it’s not because of how far the fences are set.

Where does the team stand after a 98-loss season? Let’s take a position-by-position look at how the team currently shapes up, and what to expect moving forward.

The signature moves made by the Giants so far this offseason are whiffing on Giancarlo Stanton, missing out on Shohei Ohtani, and unloading Matt Moore for a pair of relatively unheralded prospects. Not exactly reason to believe the Giants are ready to contend.

The Giants have stated their case, and now they’ll wait to hear the verdict. As San Francisco general manager Bobby Evans gears up for the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida next week, Evans will wait patiently as two superstars weigh their options.