Buster Posey’s most important move in his first season, when the president of baseball action appeared on batting, signing shortstop Willy Adames By the franchise record seven years, $182mm trade and landing third baseman Rafael Devers In mid-season trading. The former receiver told NBC Sports’ Alex Pavlovic and NBC Sports’ Alex Pavlovic and Laura Britt in an interview this week that Posey is now turning his attention to pitching. “I think our focus will be on pitching, trying to strengthen our starters. The same is true for the bullpen.”
San Francisco gets unfeasible and reliable donations Logan Webber And a strong year Robbie Ray In the first full season after Tommy John’s surgery. Behind Webber and Ray, the Giants’ rotation was a big mess. Jordan Hicks Opened as a starter, but scored 6.55 ERA in nine games and hit the bullpen. Then, he and Kyle Harrison2024’s rotating mid-flow platform. Landen Roupp The shaky April had a decent result in a few months but missed the final six weeks of the season due to a knee injury. Justin Verlander It was a lonely offseason, joining the team in a year of 15mm. It wasn’t until mid-July that he won the Giants’ first victory, but ended up having a decent result, especially given his age. Hayden Birdsong It seems destined to lock in the rotation position after the bullpen starts the season, but he finds himself in Triple-A after struggling to control.
The Giants tried some young guys in the spin and the results were different. Top prospects Carson whispers It debuted in late July. He stumbled upon five games and posted a 5.01 ERA with a strikeout ratio of 16:12. Carson Seymour He received a call in late June and made 16 appearances at the Major League Club. He was tagged with nine home runs in just 36 innings. Seymour did win his first Major League Baseball title in August, defeating St. Louis for the second time in three games. Kai-Wei Teng August was recalled and eight major leagues appeared. In 29 2/3 innings, he hit 28.1%, but was eliminated 21 times. Trevor McDonald Although he offers the most attractive results, he is the last to arrive. The right-hander recorded a pair of quality in three outings, including 10 wins in the final series of the season.
Roupp should be healthy to start the 2026 season. Verlander is a free agent, although Posey said he would bring him back. This still makes at least one spinning site grabbing the upcoming campaign. McDonald’s certainly made a solid reason, although last season’s 5.31 ERA on Triple-A was skeptical of his long-term prospects. Ray also worked hard to finish the season, winning at least four points in four of his last five games. His performance and his injury history may stimulate the Giants to add depth.
Percy will have many options in the free agent market to fill the rotation. Dylan stops,,,,, Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez Title is starting pitching classes in 2026. They may seek nine-digit deals. Zach Gallen and Merrill Lynch Kelly Represents a durable alternative with potential upside potential. Brandon Woodruff,,,,, Michael Kingand Tyler Mahle Be good at being healthy in 2025, but health is still a problem. Jack Flaherty and Lucas Giolito Competitives can be joined based on the current contract situation. There are many types of veteran input types Aarons and Zack Littell. The Giants may also be like Zach Eflin,,,,, Walker Buehler,,,,, Dustin Mayand Michael Soroka.
The bullpen is actually the power of San Francisco last season, at least before the trade deadline. By July, the Giants were ranked second in the Bullpen Age. They ranked third in XFIP and fifth in Siera. The team then sent it Camilo Doval to Yankee and Taylor Rogers Go to the Mets. Randy Rodriguez Doval disappeared and he entered a closer role, but his main season (1.78 ERA) was shortened due to an elbow injury, eventually requiring Tommy John surgery. In the last two months of the season, San Francisco’s bullpen was 13th in the ERA.
Ryan Walker Currently on top of a closer depth chart, which is probably why Posey is looking for Bullpen help. After losing his job at Doval, Walker continued to get stuck in the plug after Rodriguez was injured, blowing up two saves and losing another game in September.
There are several high-profile shutters on the market, including Devin Williams,,,,, Ryan Helsleyand Raisel Iglesias. Edwin Diaz and Robert Suarez If they choose to exit the current transaction, they can join them. On the cheap side, Kenley Jansen,,,,, Luke Weaver,,,,, Kirby Yates,,,,, Ryan Mediaand Kyle Finnegan Have enough closing experience. Emilio Pagan and Gregory Soto Jumping back to the season. The Rogers brothers have two. It’s a strong team that offers Percy a lot of routes to reload on the Relief Front.
For the 2026 giant, spending should not be a problem. Devers’ Megadeal is now on the books, and the team is still on Adames, Ray and Matt Chapmanbut Fangraphs’ lineup tool’s payroll price for next year is about 140mm. There are only a few players going to arbitration in San Francisco, so salary estimates should not be much ahead of schedule before 2026. Although their salary units last season were about 178mm, while the Giants recently reached 200mm in 2024, they hit a price of 200mm in 2024. There is plenty of room to add multiple high-priced pitchers, whether it’s at the beginning of the spin, or both.
