As the Giants continue their search for a new GM to take over for Pete Putila and serve as s second-in-command following his installation as president Nathan Smith Jersey of baseball operations, reports that one name under consideration has withdrawn himself from the mix for the job: Royals a sistant GM Scott Sharp, who Rosenthal notes is removing himself from the pool of candidates due to family considerations. Sharp, 51, currently serves as a senior vice president and a sistant GM for Kansas City. The longtime Royals exec got his start in the club as a the clubs a sistant director of player development in 2006 and since then has steadily climbed the organizational ladder, also serving as the director of minor league operations and director of player development in Kansas City before eventually becoming a sistant GM in 2015. Prior to his time with the Royals, Sharp served as a scout for the Pirates, Dodgers, and Rangers organizations. That strong background in player development is likely the reason the Giants had interest in Sharp for their GM role. As noted this past week, Posey has made it clear that hes looking for a candidate with an extensive scouting background for the GM role. Thats led the Giants to pursue plenty of candidates with resumes similar to the one Sharp brings to the table, including Athletics a sistant GM Billy Owens, former Dodgers VP of amateur scouting Logan White, and former Nationals director of player development De Jon Watson. Poseys desire for a GM with a strong background in scouting is sensible given his own relative inexperience on the front office side of the baseball world; the 37-year-old is just three seasons removed from his playing career and since then has served on the clubs board of directors after purchasing a minority share in the club two years ago. While hes had a hand in the clubs operations since then, working to recruit free agents and even taking on a in the recent extension negotiations with third baseman , its unclear how much of a hand Posey had in the day-to-day operations of the Giants prior to his ascent to the president of baseball operations gig. With that being said, Slu ser indicates that experience in contract negotiations and arbitration hearings isnt nece sary for Poseys GM given a sistant GM Jeremy Shelleys experience in that role. Turning back to Sharp, it seems as though the longtime Royals exec may only be interested in making a change if he would be stepping into an opportunity to lead an organization. Rosenthals report suggests that Sharp has interest in leading baseball operations for an organization at some point in the future, though its unclear whether or not the fact that he would answer to Posey was a factor in his decision to withdraw his name from consideration for the Giants GM job. For the time being, however, it seems that Sharp is content to remain with the Royals on the heels of a surprising 86-win campaign that saw the club return to the postseason for the first time since their 2015 World Series championship. Gino Odjick Jersey