While the Giants have had some unfortunate injury situations, the way things are shaping up, this will be a very simple period leading up to the trading deadline for Brian Sabean.
Get bats, Brian.
And here's the deal -- should things stay about as they are, he will also need to consider getting bats at the expense of just about everyone on the roster.
Yes, there are untouchables, but if a team comes knocking on Sabes door desperate for starting pitching and wants to talk Jonathan Sanchez or Ryan Vogelsong, he needs to listen. The bullpen should be just about totally expendable, with the exception of Brian Wilson and...possibly...Sergio Romo (Romo, I'm sure, will have a few teams thinking he could close for them, and that could lead to a decent haul in return).
As far as position players, well, many of them are currently the problem, of course, so I'm not sure how much the SF GM could do in trade with them, if anything.
Regardless, while it's great the Giants have managed to put themselves in 1st place, we have to realize that repeating as World Series Champs in the same fashion as last year is unlikely -- they need offense, and they'll have to give up some pitching to get it. Their lead in the NL West is tenuous, if for no other reason than that they're always going to be a batch of bad luck away from a losing streak, and just won't be able to separate from the other teams in the division with how they're currently comprised.
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