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The Giants are seeking a replacement for
general manager Bobby Evans, whom the Giants said in September
would be assigned to a different job with the club. At the time
of that announcement, team officials said they were looking to
take a more analytical approach to their baseball operations.
"I think we're looking for someone who's sort of a 'next-gen'
general manager, if you will. Somebody who's going to be head of
baseball ops," chief executive officer Larry Baer said in
September. .".. People will say 'new school vs. old school,'
people will say 'analytics vs. scouting,' and I think that the
new, next-generation general manager is able to do both, and
will bring both."
Zaidi, who turns 42 next week, has done just that in a Dodgers
front office that has focused on analytics. And he's not a major
league executive who came out of the player ranks or rose
through the minor league system. Born in Canada, he was raised
in the Philippines, received his undergraduate degree at MIT and
got a doctorate in economics at UC Berkeley.
Since he was named the GM in Los Angeles before the 2015 season,
the Dodgers have won the National League West each season and
appeared in the World Series the past two seasons.
If Zaidi takes the job, he, Baer and longtime team executive
Brian Sabean will have to get to work immediately on roster
decisions. The Giants are believed to be among the teams that
could take a run at free agent outfielder Bryce Harper and they
will have to consider the future of star pitcher Madison
Bumgarner, who has one year remaining on his contract.
--Field Level Media
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