Major League Baseball's General Manager Meetings wrapped up in Las Vegas after executives from all 30 teams converged from Tuesday through Thursday to chart a path forward for their respective teams.

This year's meetings carried more weight than in years past, as executives are grappling with a work stoppage that feels nearly certain at this point. The current Collective Bargaining Agreement is set to expire on Dec. 1, and the owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association are nowhere near coming to terms on a new one.

Nevertheless, teams have to focus on their needs, and for the San Francisco Giants, there are quite a few after producing an egregious 97-loss season. There is a lot of pressure on president of baseball operations Buster Posey to get it right and make the team he enjoyed so much success with as a player able to contend again.

ESPN MLB insider Alden Gonzalez reported takeaways for all 30 teams as a result of the meetings. He learned that the Giants will need to operate more conservatively after aggressive moves to extend Matt Chapman, sign Willy Adames and trade for Rafael Devers did not come close to resulting in winning.

Posey tried to go all in, and it did not work. But even after a fire sale at the MLB Trade Deadline in August that saw players such as Luis Arraez, Heliot Ramos and Robbie Ray sent to other organizations, Chapman, Adames and Devers remain.

The hope is that they can be productive moving forward.

After a rough start to the season, Devers caught fire and finished the season with a .258 batting average, an .865 OPS and 37 home runs. Had it not been for being placed on the Injured List in September for a core muscle injury, those numbers likely would have been higher.

Between injuries and decline in play, Adames and Chapman suffered more arduous seasons. They will need to be better and more available moving forward for the Giants to get back to being successful.

Another issue plaguing San Francisco is the state of the pitching staff. It is something Posey would like to address, but signing players who have received a qualifying offer is not going to be as easy as it has been in years past. 

Posey is remaining vigilant about what it will cost the organization in terms of draft picks. According to Gonzalez, the Giants want to add at least one starting pitcher, and they will seek multiple relievers to bolster the bullpen. 

But they will likely be out on pitchers who are tied to a qualifying offer or are expected to receive very lucrative deals.