Former Giants general manager Brian Sabean, who built the 2010, 2012 and 2014 World Series champions, said he would be open to returning to the organization after the Yankees chose not to renew his adviser contract last week.
"We'll see. That's certainly up to them. I'm a guy who wants to give back at this stage of my career. It depends on what they're looking for. I'd certainly listen," the 70-year-old Sabean told The San Francisco Standard. He said he and Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey "exchanged pleasantries" after the Hall of Fame ballot was announced.
Hall of Fame vote Dec. 6
Sabean is one of eight names on the Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for managers and executives, along with former Giants managers Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker, former A's GM Sandy Alderson, Joe Maddon, Lou Piniella, Ted Turner and Bill White, the Hall of Fame announced. The 16-member committee meets Dec. 6 in San Diego, and a candidate needs 75% of the vote. Results air at 5 p.m. PT that day on MLB Network, and anyone elected will be inducted July 25, 2027.
The Giants, coming off a 97-loss season, are at the GM meetings in Las Vegas this week ahead of a possible Dec. 1 labor lockout. More: the Giants cleared nine players off their 40-man roster.