The San Francisco Giants' season may ride on the success of their newest free-agent acquisition 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.

Due in large part to those three swings, Sandoval will forever maintain icon status in San Francisco. As he sat in Scottsdale Stadium’s first-base dugout before the Giants’ 6-2 win overthe Seattle Mariners, Sandoval possessed a much greater interest in looking ahead than looking backwards.

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,