While San Francisco Giants infielders David Villar, J.D. Davis, and Wilmer Flores might seem similar in a lot of ways, each has a clear and important role on the roster. Davis projects as the SF Giants' starting third baseman, Davis projects as the right-handed platoon partner for Joc Pederson at DH, and Flores projects as the right-handed platoon partner at first base with LaMonte Wade Jr. The Giants should want not part of Pederson or Wade facing lefties, so each of those roles seems important, and therefore not redundant.

Do the SF Giants need to trade for a middle infielder? If Brandon Crawford goes down with an injury, will the San Francisco Giants' infield defense become a huge problem? On first glance it might seem that way, but if Crawford goes down, someone will likely come up from the Minors to fill his spot on the roster. That person might be Casey Schmitt, who's getting work at shortstop this spring and even played the position in the Minors last year at times. Schmitt is known as being a great glove at third base. Brett Wisely and Isan Díaz could also be middle infield options to replace Crawford's spot on the roster.

Will the Giants chase elite talent in future offseasons? Will they pursue Shohei Ohtani and Manny Machado next winter? Will those guys sign with the Giants if it doesn't come down to money? The Giants made it clear that they're willing to chase top talent this winter, offering Aaron Judge a record contract and agreeing to terms with Carlos Correa. There's no reason why they won't continue to go after top talent in future offseasons, but it will largely have to come down to money. The SF Giants far outbid the competition for Correa, and they'd likely have to do the same for other top talent.

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