Ever since Buster Posey took over as President of Baseball Operations for the San Francisco Giants almost exactly a year ago, there have been murmurous rumors that he might bring Bruce Bochy back to the Bay for a 14th season at the helm.

The rumors always felt nurtured by romance, not reality. For as much as Posey spoke about wanting to return to the relevance of the glory days, it always seemed clear that he had no plans to bring the band back together; just to emulate the band. He didn’t see if Brandon Crawford had any gas left in the tank, but instead doled out the largest contract in franchise history to someone who carried many of the same traits. He didn’t honor Brandon Belt’s wish to get another opportunity, but instead found a similar — but younger — skillset in Dominic Smith. He

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