So remember when the Tigers set a record for games lost a few years ago, then made the surprising run and almost win of the World Series in 2006?  Well, the Giants have been selling 2008 as a rebuilding year, yet as Henry Schulman writes, it really isn’t a true rebuilding year of any kind.  The question then is if its better to take all the losses at once in the name of giving all the kids the most big league experience possible, or is it better to ease into it.  One the one hand if they all get their together then they gel as a team, much like the Braves of the early 1990s or the Marlins of 2003, or is it better to have some big leaguers around to coach and demonstrate how to be a big leaguer?  I do like the second version, though I would want those big leaguers to be winners, and though Omar Vizquel comes under that heading, I’m not totally sure the other “older” members of the Giants fit that bill.  The ticket selling argument, about people buying tickets for a team that is winning, or even to see names they know is a good one… but the long-term health of the club has to be the priority.  Hopefully, the Giants playing some of these guys to trade them will work, and open up opportunities for the younger guys later.  I’m not convinced that their superior numbers are anything more than a fluke made possible because of the other weaknesses of the team, and because of slow starts by those from other teams.  Let’s see how their numbers look closer to the trading deadline.