We look at five reasons why the time is right for the San Francisco Giants to start their rebuild and look towards the future.

The San Francisco Giants have tried to piece together a contender for a couple of years now, but it has not worked with 64 and 73 wins the past two seasons.

Farhan Zaidi took over as the leader of the front office this offseason. He comes from the Dodgers who currently have a stranglehold on the division. The hope is that he helps bring the Giants into this new age of baseball where analytics are a priority.

So far, nothing has been made official about the direction of this team. While the lack of offseason moves would lead one to believe they are ready to rebuild, the front office has not said that’s the case.

The silence there could be because they don’t want to scare off part of the fanbase, and to make sure the stadium is filled at least to begin the 2019 season.

Maybe they will try to sell the fans on the hope that if everyone stays healthy this year there is a chance this team could reach the Wild Card game.

They could base that on the fact that guys like Evan Longoria and Jeff Samardzija bounce back, and Brandon Belt finally becomes the offensive threat we hoped he would be.

But let’s be realistic, this team has no hope in 2019. It’s past time for them to rebuild, but if they need more evidence why that’s the case, here are five reasons.