The San Francisco Giants have had a frugal offseason to this point, with plenty of reports and rumors that frugality will be a central theme over the next few days, weeks, and months.
After playing a key role for the Toronto Blue Jays en route to the World Series, starting pitcher Max Scherzer is now a free agent. Any team aiming for a playoff berth in 2026 could be in the mix to potentially sign him.
I did this exercise last offseason and wound up being off the mark but in the general vicinity. The specifics are where I really stumbled, but the Giants did wind up doing (broadly) what I’d hoped they’d do.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The San Francisco Giants are looking for at least one starting pitcher to add behind Logan Webb and Robbie Ray. Could a trade accomplish the task? If so, could that target by Milwaukee Brewers ace Freddy Peralta?
The San Francisco Giants haven’t formally announced new manager Tony Vitello’s coaching staff yet. But most of the hires have been reported. Vitello has put an emphasis on experience in key roles, given that he’s a first-year Major League manager and has never worked in pro baseball.
The Winter Meetings are undoubtedly the most exciting time of the Major League Baseball offseason. The biggest free agents choose their next homes, and executives swing trades that nobody saw coming.
The San Francisco Giants are seeking bullpen help in the form of a reliever that has worked for their arch-rivals for the past two seasons. The Giants have been in touch with former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser (subscription required).
Most of the buzz surrounding the Giants this winter has involved the team’s pursuits of position players or rotation help, yet the bullpen stands out as a significant need for the team since Randy Rodriguez will miss the 2026 season due to Tommy John surgery.
There may be no more popular name on the trade market than Brendan Donovan. Sounds like the San Francisco Giants have checked in on him. Per the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required), the Giants have shown interest in Donovan as a potential trade target.
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.
Former All-Star third baseman Jake Lamb has accepted a player development role with the Diamondbacks, reports Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. That presumably marks the end of the 35-year-old’s playing career, in which he accrued more than eight years of MLB service.
Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. And on Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants were very, very lucky. In a twist that likely had team executives doing cartwheels in their Orlando hotel suites, the Giants vaulted from a projected 15th pick all the way up to No.
Tony Vitello’s move from the Tennessee Volunteers baseball program to the San Francisco Giants sent shockwaves across both college and professional baseball.
There aren't many ESPN hosts who have received more praise over the past decade than Laura Rutledge, that's for sure. ESPN hired Rutledge in 2014 as a reporter for SEC Network.
It doesn’t take much to get the MLB hot stove cooking, especially when it comes to one of the best prospects in baseball. Bryce Eldridge is the San Francisco Giants’ No.
The Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants have pulled off an unexpected offseason trade before, so why not one more this offseason? Two years after shipping starting pitcher Robbie Ray to San Francisco for a package including Mitch Haniger and Anthony DeSclafani, the Mariners' primary need remains offense.
Bonds, Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela each received less than five votes and are not eligible to be voted on in the next cycle, meaning this group must wait until 2031 to be considered again.
It’s been no secret that the San Francisco Giants have been trying to land a Japanese star for years. They were in on now-rivals Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as well as names a tier below like Kodai Senga and Seiya Suzuki.
So often in Major League Baseball do we see a player who was once a superstar slowly fade and turn into a shell of the stud they once were. In the 2024 season, it looked like Justin Verlander was turning into the latest MVP/Cy Young-turned-has-been.
San Francisco Giants infielder Casey Schmitt underwent surgery on his left wrist on Tuesday and will be sidelined 8 to 10 weeks. Schmitt had the carpal boss removed during the procedure that was performed in Los Angeles.
The San Francisco Giants were expected to be one of the top teams in the mix for Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai. According to Buster Olney, a lot of their market pitching inquiries have been for more modestly priced arms — a strong indication they aren’t chasing the highest priced pitchers, like Imai.