The San Francisco Giants are heading in the right direction, but are still short of where they want to be in the New Year power rankings.

The Giants have agreed to contracts with first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr., right-hander Camilo Doval and right-hander Tyler Rogers, avoiding arbitration with all three players.

Former New Orleans Privateer baseball student-athlete, J.P. Martinez was recently promoted to pitching coach of the San Francisco Giants organization. Martinez has been with the Giants organization for four seasons.

San Francisco took a risk, but if his career is any indication, it was a risk worth taking. The San Francisco Giants signed future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander to a one-year contract that took the MLB world by surprise.

So far, the San Francisco Giants have made two splashes this winter. First, they handed star shortstop Willy Adames a lucrative contract that makes the left sid