"Giants ownership wanted to get an extension for Matt Chapman locked up and grew impatient with Zaidi and agent Scott Boras' negotiations. Posey, as a part-owner, went over Zaidi's head to hammer out a deal directly with Chapman, giving him the no-trade clause that Zaidi wouldn’t and convincing the third baseman to not use the Giants' offer as leverage for other teams this winter."
"Baggarly stressed that Posey getting involved shouldn't be seen as a referendum on Zaidi. After all, negotiations with Boras are notoriously tricky and Posey had access to negotiate with Chapman in ways that Zaidi didn't. But how can anyone who's followed the Giants closely see this as anything but a big, glaring vote of no confidence for Zaidi and his future?"
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