The Giants have an unusual age make up, in the sense that their starting pitching is relatively young and their position players are old. (The Giants may have added Lewis to their roster, but they cut their previous "youngster," Lance Niekro.) In some ways that is similar to the Cardinals and Astros, except the average age for Giants' position players is older than the Cards and Astros.

Supposedly Sabean undertook a strategy over the last few years of foregoing high draft choices, in favor of free agents, and their farm system shows it.