Posey brings a unique background: "He's a person who can understand the ins and outs, the analytics and different ways to view the game."

The Giants announced that they have parted ways with Farhan Zaidi and have named three-time World Series champion Buster Posey as president of baseball operations.

After six underwhelming seasons, the Giants have decided to move on from president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi. Franchise legend and part-owner Buster Posey has been named the club’s new president of baseball operations,

A change was probably necessary, but going from Zaidi to Posey is a shock. We won't know if the change worked for a while.

The San Francisco Giants have hired former catcher Buster Posey their president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi.

The San Francisco Giants announced Monday they let Farhan Zaidi go as president of baseball operations. The organization wasted no time in naming a

The San Francisco Giants hired franchise legend Buster Posey as their president of baseball operations, the team announced Monday.

Yes, Farhan Zaidi had to go. And, of course, Buster Posey is a San Francisco Giants legend. But what the Giants did on Monday reeks of desperation. Yes, hiring Posey to replace Zaidi as the team’s top baseball decision maker is a great bit of public relations — everyone loves Buster — but we don’t do PR here.

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