LAS VEGAS -- Buster Posey won't hide the fact that he's biased. When asked at the General Managers Meetings to weigh in on one of the biggest topics from the postseason, the Giants president of baseball operations smiled.

"Bum," he said.

When it comes to Madison Bumgarner vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, there's no doubt for anyone who was there in 2014. But the rivalry doesn't prevent the Giants from having appreciation for what Yamamoto, the World Series MVP who came back on no days rest in Game 7, accomplished.

General manager Zack Minasian scouted Yamamoto extensively when the Giants were pursuing him and said that decision still stings, but added this is about what they expected in Yamamoto. Posey said he sees the parallels between Bumgarner's 2014 and Yamamoto's 2025.

"I'm still shaking m

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