Farhan Zaidi thinks shortened season could be 'equalizer' for Giants

Whenever baseball does return from the COVID-19 hiatus, there are a lot of teams that could benefit from a shortened season. San Fransisco Giants' president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi believes that his Giants could find themselves in a good spot with a shortened campaign.

"It's going to be a little bit of a crapshoot when you talk about a shorter season," Farhan Zaidi said Thursday, according to KNBR's Mark W. Sanchez. "A shorter season would be an equalizer, there's no doubt about that."

This season, Giants were not really expected to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West. The club wasn't even considered to be competing for a wild-card spot, being projected to finish last in the division with a 68-94 record.

But if the MLB implements a shortened and compressed campaign, then fans would see a season that will feature multiple doubleheaders that could result in fatigue for the game's superstars. Zaidi believes that the Giants could benefit from such a scenario, especially if they're able to hit the ground running once baseball does eventually return.

"I also think in some senses it's going to make it really important that hopefully when we get all back together and start ramping up, you have a really good ramp-up period and you start the season really sharp," Zaidi said. "Every game is going to matter so much more. In a 162-game season, you have a bad April, you think there's plenty of season left. It's going to be harder to make that point."

Another team that could benefit from a shortened season could be the Toronto Blue Jays. Following a season where the Jays went 67-95 with the debuts of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Dany Jansen. In their sophomore season, the young Blue Jays could stay fresh if the league institutes more back–to–backs to make up games. Jays President of Operations Mark Shapiro believes in his young team, and holds back no expectations for whatever the upcoming season brings.

The MLB suspended its spring training and season on March 12, and the return of the 2020 season has still been in the air. The MLB and its players association have reached an agreement on how they will handle the eventual return.

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