It's a new era for the San Francisco Giants beginning this season, and there is clearly an urgency to win sooner rather than later. Ownership let their displeasure be known with the firing of Farhan Zaidi following five missed postseasons during his six years at the helm,

The John Fisher-led A’s never went on a spending spree of this magnitude when they called the Oakland Coliseum home. They also never were required to boost their payroll closer to $100 million to remain eligible for revenue sharing benefits until this offseason.

One of the steadiest organizations in Major League Baseball over the past 20-years is suddenly in a state of flux with a full rebuild on tap.