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San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 31
The Giants Should Not Tender A Contract To a Right-Handed Reliever
The San Francisco Giants are going into an offseason filled with more questions than answers. One of the worst parts of the Giants team in 2026 was their bullpen, which ranked in the bottom 10 in baseball.
San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 31
Some less important stories from 2026 
I spent the week going over what I felt were the five most important stories of the season. On Monday, I wrote about the pitching and all of the ways that part of the team foiled it.
San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 31
Projecting the Giants 2027 Opening Day Roster Before Free Agency Begins
The San Francisco Giants can assemble an initial 2027 Opening Day roster from their current player pool. Several of those assignments remain open competitions and priorities for outside help.
The 'World Series MVPs' quiz
MLB has awarded the World Series MVP since 1955. How many of these players can you name in six minutes?
San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 31
Ideal Scenario That Would Solve 3 Position Dilemmas for the Giants
The offseason is just getting underway and there are some positional issues the San Francisco Giants front office will have to address over the winter.
25 things we learned from the 2026 MLB season
The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.
San Francisco Giants News / New Baseball Media / October 31
What the Giants Should Target During the 2026-27 Offseason
Despite adding big fish via free agency and the trade market over the past few years, the Giants’ 2026 season didn’t go well. Yes, the club added assets for the future, a big plus.
Andrew Knizner News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 30
Giants Outright Andrew Knizner
The Giants announced that catcher Andrew Knizner has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Sacramento. He has the right to elect free agency and will presumably do so.
San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 30
The most important stories of 2026: #2 — Mike Krukow says goodbye
This would be an important story regardless of the on field performance of the San Francisco Giants. Winning seasons come and go but broadcasters are the era-spanners who give the time we spend engaging with this team regardless of outcome the emotional component we need to make this fandom a relationship.
JT Brubaker News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 29
JT Brubaker Is the Giants Only Free Agent Entering the Offseason
A day after the conclusion of the 2026 Major League season, just after the Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series title in franchise history, players eligible for free agency have officially hit the open market.
San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 29
The San Francisco Giants’ first roster purge: five players leave the 40-man roster
It wasn’t long into September before we all noticed that the San Francisco Giants had a looming numbers bomb waiting for them five days after the conclusion of the World Series.
San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 29
Giants Outright Three Players
The Giants outrighted left-hander Matt Gage, right-hander Jason Foley and infielder Osleivis Basabe off the 40-man roster, per a team announcement. San Francisco also lost outfielder Grant McCray and righty Braxton Roxby on waivers — McCray to the Mariners and Roxby to the Nationals.
25 records that were broken during the 2026 MLB season
The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.
San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 29
Trades? In the Giants’ moment of triumph?
Yesterday, I looked at the free agents who might fit the Giants’ lineup and last week I examined the free agent and trade markets for starting pitchers.
San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 29
The First Free Agent the Giants Should Sign
The Giants need several pitching additions, and the Milwaukee Brewers left-hander would fill a specific assignment: dependable work before the ninth inning.
Dakota Jordan News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 29
Giants Prospect Has Opportunity to Impress but Must Deliver in Arizona Fall League
The San Francisco Giants may not have performed well in 2026, but the future is still bright for the franchise. With a handful of veterans still in the prime of their careers, as well as young players who made their debuts this season, the Giants have one of the best farm systems in Major League Baseball heading into the offseason.
Rafael Devers News / McCovey Chronicles / October 29
The most important stories of 2026: #3 — Rafael Devers flips the script
On Monday, I suggested that the team’s pitching woes were the fifth-most important story of this historically bad 2026 season and yesterday I handed some flowers to Bryce Eldridge and the Giants’ player development pipeline as a meaningful positive story, but today is all about being petty.
San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 28
Giants Top Prospect Josuar Gonzalez Shined In His 2026 Stateside Debut
As part of the 2025 international signing class, the San Francisco Giants were able to ink shortstop Josuar Gonzalez for a $2,997,500 international bonus, the second ranked prospect in the class according to MLB Pipeline, trailing only Roki Sasaki.
San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 28
Free agent hitters who might fit the Giants’ new hitting profile
Yesterday, The Athletic put out a list ranking the top 40 free agents with predictions on where each will land. The San Francisco Giants were mentioned
Daniel Susac News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 28
Giants May Be Ready To Turn to Daniel Susac Despite Lingering Concerns
When the San Francisco Giants 2025 campaign wrapped up, catcher Daniel Susac wasn’t even part of the organization's catching plans moving forward. That’s because he wasn’t even with the organization.
Michael King News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 28
Ranking the 9 Best Free-Agent Fits for the San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants should enter free agency with a clear order of operations: strengthen the rotation, rebuild the late-inning bullpen and determine how catcher and outfield additions would fit around their younger players.
Willie Mccovey News / McCovey Chronicles / October 28
2027 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 1
On Monday, we kicked off my favorite annual tradition ‘round these parts: the Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, in which we, as a collective, will rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.
San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 27
Giants' Logan Webb and Landen Roupp Are Rotation Building Blocks
Undoubtedly, the San Francisco Giants' starting rotation was a major contributing factor to the team's poor 65-97 record under first-year manager Tony Vitello.
Tony Vitello News / A to Z Sports / October 20
Former Tennessee coach Tony Vitello was at the Alabama game, and he has a message for all of the Vols fans who show up at Giants baseball games
Former Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello was in Neyland Stadium for the Volunteers’ win over Alabama. Former Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello was in Knoxville this past weekend for the Vols’ big win over Alabama.
Jung Hoo Lee News / Just Baseball / October 7
What Do the Giants Do With Jung Hoo Lee?
During his time in the KBO, Jung Hoo Lee solidified himself as one of the most talented players in the league’s history. He took home an MVP award and proved he could do everything you could ask of him on a baseball field.
San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / October 7
San Francisco Giants Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions
Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline.
Tony Vitello News / Yardbarker / October 1
Three questions facing the San Francisco Giants this offseason
The Giants' 65-97 record was the fourth-worst in franchise history and illustrates the work that general manager Zack Minasian and president of baseball operations Buster Posey have to do.
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