Kurtenbach: The SF Giants showed their true colors at the MLB trade deadline

The trade deadline was an opportunity for the Giants to pick a direction this season.

Would they be bold, push some chips into the middle of the table, and buy, pushing for a Wild Card playoff berth in the National League?

Or would they see the writing on the wall and sell players amid an outstanding seller’s market? One step back this season (and, at this point, what’s another step?) could net the kind of prospects that could have this team running in years to come.

Well, it turns out they did neither.