Decision on the leadership of the San Francisco Giants will depend on the results of the season

The San Francisco Giants surprised many people when they weren't sellers at the trade deadline, even though they clearly had an uphill battle to make the playoffs this year.

Rather than trade some of their most attractive players, including Blake Snell, who several teams were interested in signing, management decided to stand still and continue with the goal of making the playoffs.

They certainly have a chance on Friday.

The Giants are three games out of the final Wild Card spot, and given the way Snell has started throwing lately, the return of former Cy Young winner Robbie Ray to the mound, and the good performances of Logan Webb, they have put in their best performance all year.

If San Francisco manages to make the playoffs, the decision to keep the group intact will make it seem like management was miles ahead of those who thought they should sell.

However, if they don't, there's a real chance they'll part ways with President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi.

Looking at the best-case scenarios for each team, Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly believes that no matter what the outcome, teams will at least know what to do with their leadership.

“When we talk about executives whose futures may be uncertain, Farhan Zaidi, president of San Francisco baseball operations, is probably at the top of the list… In the final months of the season, San Francisco ownership will have to decide whether he should continue to run the Giants' baseball operations,” he writes.

This is in line with the report that Zaidi could lose his job if the team fails to make the playoffs.

The Giants were extremely aggressive during the offseason, spending money to sign several high-profile free agents.

Not playing baseball in the fall would be a disaster and would likely result in Zaidi being fired.

This may also explain why he was hesitant to trade his best players at the deadline, fearing that selling his most attractive players would greatly reduce this group's chances of hitting their stride in the home stretch and making the playoffs.

If San Francisco gets a wild card spot, he'll look like a genius.

If not, he may be looking for a new job.