Hey Neukom! My Giants Business Plan: Mission Statement, Executive Summary, and Strategy Outline

Since the Giants will be changing managing partners this season, I thought I would take the opportunity to make my pitch to Neukom on what to do with the Giants and present my business plan. However, this plan will take forever to enter in, so for once I'm spliting it into parts.

Mission Statement

Lead the San Francisco Giants to win their first World Series championship during William Neukom's tenure as managing partner.

Executive Summary

To win the World Series, the Giants need to maximize their chances by filling their rotation with top of the rotation type of starters, have a great closer, field a strong overall defensive team, particularly up the middle, and have a good enough offense that is running oriented.

Sabean is almost done with his rebuilding that started a few years back, so we should stay the course for now, letting him complete his two year contract, and perhaps look into an extension in the off-season, depending on how the team and farm system looks like when the managing partner changes.

To accelerate the rebuilding, additional investment funds should be sought out from either existing investors or new investors. Now is the time to be bold and seize the day and reach for the brass ring.

Strategy

In baseball history, there are certain strategies towards building the team that wins in the playoffs that appear to stand the test of time, and the following are key competitive advantages every team serious about winning it all needs:

1. Good team defense
2. Great defense up the middle
3. Great starting rotation
4. At least 2 ace starters, if not more
5. Good bullpen
6. Great closer
7. High strikeout pitching staff
8. Good enough offense
9. Team built with speed

Next, I will cover each competitive advantage in the strategy above, one post per bullet point. After that, I will get into a gap analysis, discuss some tactics to bridge that gap, then go over what the Giants will probably look like in 2-4 years, with a review of their current minor league system prospect depth.