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Giants Outfield Looks Suspiciously Similar to 2025 After Latest Roster Move

The San Francisco Giants had one of the worst outfield defenses in 2025. Giants management wanted to add pieces to fix it. With spring training more than a month away, the outfield is almost a carbon copy of a season ago — and that could be a problem.

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Giants Designate Justin Dean For Assignment

The Giants have designated outfielder Justin Dean for assignment, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. That’s the corresponding 40-man roster move for their signing of right-hander Tyler Mahle.

Tyler Mahle News / MLB on ClutchPoints / January 6

GM reveals Giants’ offseason plan after Tyler Mahle signing

The San Francisco Giants continue to rebuild after a disappointing 2025 season. After the signing of starting pitcher Tyler Mahle, San Francisco’s general manager is giving an update on the franchise’s offseason plans moving forward.

Edward Cabrera News / San Francisco Giants on SI / January 6

Giants Edward Cabrera Pursuit Relies on Franchise Being Aggressive

The Miami Marlins are reportedly shopping pitcher Edward Cabrera. While the New York Yankees are generating the headlines, other teams are involved. Per The New York Post (subscription required), the San Francisco Giants are believed to be interested in the right-hander.

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San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / January 6

Giants’ GM Zack Minasian Discusses Rotation

The Giants finalized their one-year, $10MM contract with Tyler Mahle this afternoon. He’s their second short-term free agent rotation addition. They brought in Adrian Houser on a two-year, $22MM deal last month.

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The 25 most memorable sports plays of 2025

When it comes to unforgettable plays within the 2025 sports calendar, this was truly a special year. Here's our rankings of the 25 best.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / January 5

Giants Add Extra Minor League Depth with First Base, Pitching Signings

The San Francisco Giants added a pitcher and two first basemen to minor league deals just before Christmas, according to the Giants’ transaction log. The transactions weren’t announced and didn’t immediately hit their transaction log due to the holidays.

Tyler Mahle News / Field Level Media / January 5

RHP Tyler Mahle agrees to 1-year, $10M deal with Giants

Free agent right-hander Tyler Mahle has agreed to a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Monday. MLB Network reported the contract is valued at $10 million.

Joey Wiemer News / MLB Trade Rumors / January 5

Nationals Claim Joey Wiemer

The Nationals have claimed outfielder Joey Wiemer off waivers from the Giants, reports Robert Murray of Fansided. San Francisco designated Wiemer for assignment last month in order to open a roster spot for newly signed reliever Jason Foley.

Willie Mccovey News / McCovey Chronicles / January 5

2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 25

If you can believe it, Spring Training is right around the corner. Which means we’d better get cracking on the Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, because we have to rank 44 San Francisco Giants prospects, and we’re only just past the halfway mark!

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / January 3

Giants’ Most Intriguing Young Prospect of 2026 Hasn't Played Above Class-A

The San Francisco Giants are trying to end a four-year playoff drought in 2026. Prospects like Bryce Eldridge could help. No prospect in the system gets

Willie Mccovey News / McCovey Chronicles / January 2

2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 24

For the first time, we’re publishing an installment of the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List that is actually in 2026. And for those of you unfamiliar with how time works, the rest of them will be in 2026, too.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Tyler Mahle News / San Francisco Giants on SI / January 2

Giants Place Risky Bet Tyler Mahle Can Stay Healthy for Entire Season

The San Francisco Giants have seemingly filled out their projected 2026 starting rotation with right-hander Tyler Mahle. The 31-year-old right-hander and the Giants agreed to a one-year deal on Wednesday, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Shayna Rubin on X (formerly Twitter).

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / January 2

Surprise! The Giants have increased their budget

This post could’ve been titled “Reassessing the Giants’ payroll situation for 2026” as a sequel to this post from earlier in the offseason, but it’s less

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Tyler Mahle News / Field Level Media / December 31

Reports: Giants agree to 1-year deal with RHP Tyler Mahle

The San Francisco Giants added another veteran arm to their rotation, agreeing to a one-year deal with right-hander Tyler Mahle on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

Ketel Marte News / San Francisco Giants on SI / December 31

Giants Running Out of Time if They Want to Trade for All-Star Ketel Marte

The clock is now ticking on a Ketel Marte trade. If the San Francisco Giants want in, they’ll have to act soon. According to MLB.com, there is a ticking clock on a potential deal for the Arizona Diamondbacks star.

Justin Verlander News / Athlon Sports / December 31

Justin Verlander Gets Bad Free Agency Update Amid MLB Offseason

The San Francisco Giants are reportedly trying to finalize a deal with veteran starting pitcher Tyler Mahle, which could have a significant impact on future Hall of Fame ace Justin Verlander’s 2026 plans.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / December 30

Playing GM: 5 Moves to Complete the San Francisco Giants Roster for 2026

It’s been a quiet offseason for the San Francisco Giants up to this point. For a team with as many holes as this one had in 2025, it’s a bit surprising how they’ve gone about the winter.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB on ClutchPoints / December 30

Looking back at Giants’ biggest surprise of 2025

The 2025 San Francisco Giants season was anything but predictable. What began as another year of tempered expectations turned into one of the most eventful and dramatic campaigns in franchise history.

Tony Vitello News / Just Baseball / December 20

Which Giant Benefits Most From the Hiring of Tony Vitello?

The San Francisco Giants’ offseason got started as early as any in 2025. Shortly after the conclusion of the season, they let go of manager Bob Melvin and began the search for their next one.

Adrian Houser News / Yardbarker / December 16

San Francisco Giants reward Adrian Houser in journey from the scrap heap

The last seven months have likely been a whirlwind for pitcher Adrian Houser.

Bo Bichette reunion with Blue Jays may be most likely outcome

Surprising MLB team joins sweepstakes for Alex Bregman's services

Yankees have one unexpected competitor for Cody Bellinger

Rangers bringing back former World Series champion pitcher

Angels land two-time All-Star pitcher

Front-runner emerging to trade for Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / December 16

MLB Draft Lottery Continues Run of Good Fortune for Giants’ System

It’s been no secret that the San Francisco Giants have struggled to put together a strong system for the better part of the last decade. Outside of some overhyped prospects eventually fizzling, it’s been a long run of mediocrity from the organization in terms of building an above-average farm system.