Johnson said a ‘goal’ of Giants ownership was to ‘break even’; Posey believes ‘whole-heartedly’ that a World Series is the top priority.
San Francisco Giants Chairman Greg Johnson talks during a news conference announcing Bob Melvin as the baseball team’s new manager, in San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey, despite his status as part-owner, board member and newly minted local resident, wasn’t on hand Wednesday morning as the Giants introduced their new manager, Bob Melvin.
Johnson’s comments didn’t overshadow Melvin’s introduction, but their implications could hang over the new manager’s attempt to turn the club around, with glaring need for the kind of stabilizing forces in their lineup and pitching staff only costly star power provides. Unsurprisingly, it also didn’t sit well with fans.
“I’ve gotten to know Greg really well,” Posey, who joined the ownership group in 2022, said. “Greg, first and foremost, loves the San Francisco Giants. I know whole-heartedly that it’s his intent to put a championship team on the field. There’s no doubt in my mind about that, whatsoever. I don’t know if that helps people that maybe were, I don’t know, upset or a little concerned about that. There’s no question in my mind where Greg’s intent is, where the rest of the ownership group’s intent is.
“Whole-heartedly believe Greg is 100% on board with putting the best team out there for us to not only win but have fun. A team out there that’s fun. Those teams in the ‘10 to ‘17 years were fun teams. You can do it a lot of different ways with a lot of different personalities.” “When you look at the luxury tax, in a one-year number, you could go past that if you had to. I don’t think it’s something we want to do for a long period,” Johnson said. “I think if you look at the teams that have jumped up in free agency, they didn’t really have great years this year. I’m not sure there’s a direct correlation there. But we plan on being active, and if we have to go through that, we’ll go through that.
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