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San Francisco Giants Manager Bob Melvin Announces Seismic Change to Bullpen Roles

The San Francisco Giants have made some major changes to their bullpen recently, some because of ineffective play and others out of necessity. With Jordan Hicks struggling in some facets as a starter, the Giants decided to move him back to the bullpen, swapping roles with Hayden Birdsong.

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Minor League roundup, 5/27: Jerar Encarnación homers in his rehab restart

Yesterday’s action on the farm. Just a trio of games for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Tuesday, as Low-A San Jose and the ACL Giants both had the day off.

MLB News / McCovey Chronicles / May 28

Giants can’t overcome terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad 5th inning in 4-3 loss to Tigers

A four-run sixth and a dominating relief performance from Tommy Kahnle led to a Tigers series sweep in Detroit The San Francisco Giants tripled their scoring from the first two games in Detroit.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 28

San Francisco Giants Pitching Prospect Making Strong Case To Be Next MLB Call-Up

The San Francisco Giants are in the thick of the National League West race in large part because of how well their pitching staff has performed. Logan

Detroit Tigers News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The '100+ strikeouts in the 2024 MLB season' quiz

How many of the MLB pitchers to strikeout at least 100 batters in 2024 can you name in seven minutes?

The 'Cy Young Award winners' quiz

The 'MLB players to win both Rookie of the Year and MVP' quiz

The 'Recent 20-game winners' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 28

Role Players, Strong Bullpen Sees Giants As Legit Contenders After First Two Months

After three seasons of frustrating performances, the San Francisco Giants are back in the thick of it in the National League West. The team enters play Wednesday with a 31-24 record, in third place in the division, just three games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 28

Is Giants Massive Offseason Free Agent Signing Already a Bust?

The San Francisco Giants are starting to cool down from their hot start, and a huge part of the reason why is an offense that overall is not holding up its end of the bargain.

David Villar News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 28

Former Giants Promising Young Star Lands Deal with New York Mets

The San Francisco Giants are seeing a former promising prospect head across the country to a hated National League rival. As first reported by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with infielder David Villar.

Landen Roupp News / Field Level Media / May 28

Giants' Landen Roupp, riding scoreless streak, opposes Tigers

San Francisco Giants right-hander Landen Roupp, who hasn't allowed a run in his past two starts, will look to extend that streak during a Wednesday matinee against the host Detroit Tigers.

Bob Melvin News / McCovey Chronicles / May 27

Bob Melvin’s ire unsuccessful in jumpstarting offense

Bats: still missing. And so the offensive frailty continues. For the second consecutive day, the San Francisco Giants lost 3-1 to the Detroit Tigers. For the 10th consecutive time, they failed to score more than four runs.

Justin Verlander News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 27

Giants Veteran Starter Justin Verlander Taking Steps in Rehab, Expected Back Soon

The San Francisco Giants' pitching staff has been the strength of the team in the 2024 season, with Logan Webb and Robbie Ray having All-Star seasons and Landen Roupp and Hayden Birdsong taking leaps in their development.

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

Giants Need to Find Replacement for Struggling First Baseman

The San Francisco Giants are off to a great start this season thanks to some pleasant surprises on the roster. Coming into the year, expectations weren’t very high for the Giants.

Marco Luciano News / McCovey Chronicles / May 27

Weekend Minor League roundup: Marco Luciano and Jhonny Level lead the homer parade

The weekend’s action on the farm. It was a busy holiday weekend for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates. Let’s recap everything that happened from Saturday through Monday!

Justin Verlander News / Last Word On Sports / May 27

Why Justin Verlander Might Be Done

Justin Verlander has been a fixture of the sport for almost 2o years. He’s won 3 Cy Youngs, an MVP, 9 All-Star nods, and 2 World Series rings. Verlander is a no-doubt first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Hayden Birdsong News / Field Level Media / May 26

Hayden Birdsong looks to lock in permanent spot in Giants' rotation

Hayden Birdsong began the season as a long reliever. The San Francisco Giants right-hander was so effective in that role, he earned an opportunity to join the starting rotation.

Robbie Ray News / Last Word On Sports / May 26

The Sky’s the Limit for Robbie Ray: Veteran Off to Hot Start

The San Francisco Giants are off to a hot start. They’re 31-22, only 1 1/2 games behind the juggernaut defending champ Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, and the strength of their starting pitching has been part of it.