PHOENIX — So much of the talk around the trade deadline focused around selling, but in the clubhouse, it was different. Players are glued to Twitter just as fans are, and in the days leading up to July 31, several asked reporters if they were hearing anything.
They were not concerned about a sale. They wanted to know if Brian Sabean and Bobby Evans would add to the roster for the stretch run.
The front office did not, in part because this team is right up against the luxury tax and cannot afford another veteran, and in part, frankly, because that same clubhouse has played .500 baseball the entire season. The group is the group, Sabean and Evans essentially said. If you’re going to make a run, do it with the guys you have. Thus far, the clubhouse has responded.
The Giants came into Chase Field on a 108-degree night and got hot at the plate, winning 8-1 to grab a fourth consecutive win. After…
