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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.

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2027 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 2

The Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List is off and running, and in the coming weeks and months we’ll have so much to debate and argue over as we collectively rank the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization.

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.

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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?

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The 'Last MVP by MLB team 'quiz

The 'Platinum Glove winners since 2011' quiz

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.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

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 / 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.

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.

Bryce Eldridge News / McCovey Chronicles / October 27

The most important stories of 2026: #4 — Bryce Eldridge is a hit

Yesterday, we took a look at the pitching struggles that shaped the disastrous 2026 season. But it wasn’t six months of pain and bigotry. There was an exciting vein of success running through it that has the potential to reverberate into the future, and beyond just this single player.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 27

Why the Giants Make Sense as a Landing Spot for This Free Agent

The San Francisco Giants began 2026 with a veteran-led roster. With several players on one-year deals, such as Luis Arraez and Tyler Mahle, who were both traded at the deadline this past summer, the Giants ended 2026 with a roster full of youth.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

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 / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 27

8 Trades, Signings, Promotions, Decisions That Could Put the Giants Back in the Postseason in 2027

The San Francisco Giants lost 97 games in 2026, leaving president of baseball operations Buster Posey with several problems to solve. The Giants needed

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 26

The most important stories of 2026: #5 — The pitching!

A straightforward and fulfilling series of blog posts might involve looking at the top 5 moments from a given season, but this is McCovey Chronicles and I’m me, so, let’s look at the top 5 stories from this dreadful series.

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The '140-yard, 2-TD catch NFL games' quiz

The 'NFL's active rushing leaders' quiz

The 'Fewest passing-yards in a win' quiz

The 'Rushing-record by NFL team' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 26

Giants Need to Stop Pretending 2027 Is Their Only Chance to Win

Listen, let’s just lay it on the line from the beginning. No one want another 97 loss season for the San Francisco Giants. Sitting at the bottom of the National League West is not where this team wants to be or should be.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 26

Giants’ $19.8 Million Tax Gap Is Not Their Offseason Budget

The San Francisco Giants had roughly $19.8 million of room below the 2026 luxury-tax threshold, according to Cot’s current estimate. That figure should inform their offseason discussion without becoming an artificial spending limit.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 25

Giants Should Make Defense the Tiebreaker at Second Base

The San Francisco Giants should make defense the deciding factor at second base if Marcelo Mayer and Casey Schmitt project to provide similar offensive value.

Bryce Eldridge News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 25

Giants Face a Bryce Eldridge Dilemma They Can No Longer Ignore

Bryce Eldridge made his debut for the San Francisco Giants in September 2025 and from there, the expectations that surrounded him just kept growing. A lot of what happened with this team was disappointing over the 2026 season; Eldridge was not part of that.

Hoby Milner News / San Francisco Giants on SI / October 24

Giants Should Consider Reliever Hoby Milner With One Clear Role in Mind

The San Francisco Giants should consider Hoby Milner when the free-agent market opens, provided they pursue him for a clearly defined supporting role. The Giants needed several ways to improve a bullpen that finished 2026 with a 4.14 ERA and 27 blown saves.

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.

San Francisco Giants News / Viral Sports News / October 10

San Francisco Giants Emerge as Suitor for $22 Million Free Agent

The San Francisco Giants could be a destination to watch for free agent outfielder Trent Grisham as a potential addition after finishing 65-97 in 2026, their worst record in years and a fourth-place finish in the NL West.

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.

Buster Posey News / Athlon Sports / October 6

Buster Posey Reveals Giants' First Offseason Priority

Calling the San Francisco Giants‘ 2026 season a disaster might be an understatement. Under first-year manager Tony Vitello, the Giants went 65-97 and struggled in every facet of the game.

San Francisco Giants 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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