Report: Zaidi and Melvin have guaranteed contracts until 2025, not 2026 Originally appeared in NBC Bay Area Sports
Giants manager Bob Melvin and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi were believed to have contracts that would extend through the 2026 MLB season.
That doesn’t seem to be the case.
Melvin and Zaidi have guaranteed contracts that It will only run until the 2025 MLB seasonThe San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea reported Tuesday, citing industry sources.
This news contradicts what the Giants apparently announced when Melvin was introduced as his new manager on October 25, 2023.
During the introductory press conference, Zaidi said Melvin had signed a three-year contract.But as Shea reports, it was actually only a two-year contract.
Moments later, Giants president Greg Johnson confirmed the team had agreed in principle to a contract extension with Zaidi through the 2026 season, aligning the executive’s contract with Melvin’s.
According to Shea, both Melvin and Zaidi have clauses in their contracts that could keep them with the Giants for the 2026 season.
The Giants had high expectations when they brought in Melvin to replace Gabe Kapler as manager last fall, but the team has underperformed for most of his first season in charge and is on the verge of being eliminated from National League playoff contention.
San Francisco made several big free-agent signings during the offseason but enters Tuesday’s series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 71-73 record.
Based on how this season has gone, it’s possible that Melvin and Zaidi have one more season to prove they are the right people to lead the Giants back to the top of the MLB.