Dave Flemming explains why Giants didnt trade for Vlad Jr. [Video]

The San Francisco Giants made a few moves at the trade deadline, but they mostly shipped off talent. The acquisition of Mark Canha didn’t appease many. So, why did they hold the line?

Giants broadcaster Dave Flemming joined the Morning Roast to explain how he saw the team handle business. He simultaneously urged a sense of perspective for the young talent that’s coming up, and an understanding for a frustration with the team.

He was asked why the Giants’ only additive move was of the 35-year-old Mark Canha, who’s hitting just .231 this season, and why they didn’t go after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Flemming called that purely a “band-aid” move to replace Wilmer Flores.

As for a star acquisition, Flemming said the Giants targeted exactly one player, and the Blue Jays didn’t want to move Guerrero Jr..

‘There was one position player who fits the bill of what you’re talking …