Dieter Kurtenbach: The SF Giants extended Farhan Zaidi, and yes, it was the right move

SAN FRANCISCO — The most significant news at the Giants’ introduction of Bob Melvin on Wednesday had nothing to do with the new manager. After all, we learned that he was coming back to the Bay yesterday. No, the most important bit of new information was that the Giants and director of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi have agreed on a new contract. That secret extension that’s been talked about for weeks? Well, it’s public now. The Giants have officially doubled down on the Zaidi era. For a fanbase that is becoming more radicalized against analytics by the day, extending Zaidi — not a real “ba…

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