SF Giants Gameday podcast: Are the Giants playing their way out of a big trade deadline?

During the Giants' hottest stretch of the season, talk of the organization being one of the trade deadline's top "sellers" has cooled. The Giants have officially played their way back into the postseason conversation and finished the first half of their season ahead of the D'backs and Rockies in winning percentage. With six games remaining until the trade deadline, Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi is now being forced to consider multiple different strategies. Should Zaidi prioritize the long-term health of the organization and trade away veterans for prospects regardless of how the team performs this week? Should he and general manager Scott Harris prioritize "need for need" trades that would allow the Giants to part with players in exchange for major league talent that can help them right away? Or should the Giants defy all expectations, go for broke and become a "buyer?" It's extremely unlikely the Giants would part with any top prospects to improve their chances of securing a 2020 playoff berth, but it wouldn't come as a surprise if the team added another major league-caliber outfielder or a right-handed bullpen arm at this year's deadline. A three-game series against the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers could knock the team back to reality, but there are several struggling teams in the National League who could fade down the stretch. Even if the Giants don't keep up their current pace, their recent success has given the front office reason to believe the club can compete for a postseason berth. How that belief translated into a trade deadline strategy remains to be seen.