Giants come to grips with another end-of-season firing after Bob Melvin ousted

SAN FRANCISCO — The timing was odd, and looking back, it makes even less sense. At 1:05 p.m. on July 1, the Giants sent out a press release announcing that they had picked up the 2026 option on manager Bob Melvin. The lead quote in the release was from president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who said later that day he had spent months watching Melvin closely and weeks having internal discussions about whether to make the move. “We believe he’s the right person to continue guiding this team forward,” Posey said that day, even though the Giants had lost six of seven. Three months later, the Giants sent out another press release. Melvin had been fired, with Posey saying this time that a change of leadership was needed.It is an unfortunate end for Melvin, a Bay Area native who viewed this as his dream job and ideally his final MLB job. But, more than anything, it’s a bad look for everyone involved.At the end of the 2023 season, Gabe Kapler was fired. A year later, it was Farhan Zaidi, with Posey taking over. This time, it’s Melvin. There were plenty of reasons why each move was made, but still, this is a stunning stretch for an...