SF Giants need ‘star power,’ according to new manager Bob Melvin

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Growing up on the Peninsula, Bob Melvin watched the twilight of Willie Mays and Willie McCovey’s careers with the Giants. He played against Barry Bonds, then managed against him and Buster Posey.

“San Francisco’s a star-power town,” the Giants’ new manager said Tuesday during his mandatory media session at the MLB Winter Meetings. “So I think we need some players, one, two or whatever, that the fans really identify with. Whether it was the Willie Mays days, the Barry Bonds days (or) Buster Posey...