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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 interesting than the truth, which is that, based on what’s publicly known about the team’s expenses, the San Francisco Giants have committed to the largest Baseball Operations budget in […]
Giants sign RHP Tyler Mahle to 1-year deal
Bruce Bochy’s job with the team pays off immediately. Shayna Rubin has posted news that the San Francisco Giants “are close” to signing starter Tyler Mahle to a 1-year deal. [Update: Mark Feinsand confirms it’s a done deal.] When healthy, the righty was Bochy’s second-best starter in 2025 when they were both Rangers. Unfortunately, Mahle […]
Wednesday/Thursday BP: New Year’s Resolutions
The time has arrived: we must flip our calendars from December, 2025 to the next page, realize that there’s no calendar on the next page, throw out the calendar, look for the 2026 calendar, realize we haven’t purchased a 2026 calendar, and then order a 2026 calendar so that we can put it up a […]
Player review: Carson Seymour
2025 stats: 16 G (3 GS) 36 IP, 4.75 ERA, 5.93 xERA, 1.39 WHIP, 6.5 K/9, 3.3 BB/9, 2.3 HR/9, -0.6 fWAR The San Francisco Giants began the year with three of the five most famous Carsons in western history. Number one, of course, is Johnny Carson. Then there’s Mr. Carson from Downton Abbey. After […]
2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 23
The calendar is flipping in just a few days, and as we begin a new year, we begin a new task: the second half of the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List. With our last chapter in the books, we’re officially halfway through our quest to rank the top 44 prospects in the San […]
Monday/Tuesday BP: Predict the next player the Giants sign
We’re in the holiday dead zone. Christmas has come and passed. Hanukkah long since ended. New Year’s isn’t here yet, and Kwanzaa is bridging the finished holidays and the yet-to-arrive one. It’s usually all quiet on the baseball front, but not everyone has gotten the message. Over the weekend, among other moves that were made, […]
Player review: Grant McCray
2025 MLB stats: 26 PA, 22 G, .091/ .160/ .182, 7.7 BB%, 42.3 K% AAA: 510 PA, .250/ .329/ .512, .167 ISO, 10.8 BB%, 27.1 K%, 27 SB Grant McCray’s entire 2025 season, in terms of significance, spanned roughly five minutes on September 12th. In the bottom of the 9th inning of a tied game […]
Thursday BP: What’s the best Giants-related present you’ve given?
Good morning, baseball fans! And Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Yesterday, I asked you all about the best San Francisco Giants related gifts that you have received. But since it is the season of giving, today I’d like to know about the best Giants related gifts that you’ve given. I think I have to […]
Wednesday BP: What’s the best Giants present you’ve received?
Good morning, baseball fans! And Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate! Today, I thought we could all share the best San Francisco Giants presents that we’ve received over the years. For some reason, I don’t tend to get given Giants related gifts despite, you know…writing about the team. But I do have a couple […]
Tuesday BP: Let’s watch Game 4 of the 2012 World Series
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. Yesterday, we re-visited Game 5 of the 2010 World Series, and we did the same for Game […]
Player review: Luis Matos
2025 stats: 57 G, 184 PA, .221/ .268/ . 424, .203 ISO, 6% BB%, 14.7% K%, 91 wRC+, -0.2 fWAR It’s time, Luis. As a humble representative of the San Francisco Giants community, I’m officially giving the supportive but firm metaphorical tap on the rear. We’re ready for ya, kid. Take off, champ Do the […]
2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 22
Note: Today is nomination day! Head to the comment section to nominate the next group of prospects for the CPL. It’s time for one more chapter in the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, before we take a short holiday hiatus. But this chapter is an important one: it will feature us selecting the […]
Monday BP: Let’s watch Game 5 of the 2010 World Series
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. Over the weekend, we watched both of Tim Lincecum’s no-hitters from 2013 and 2014. But if you’re […]
Sunday BP: Let’s watch Tim Lincecum’s second no-hitter
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. If you saw yesterday’s BP, you probably have a pretty good idea what we’re going to be […]
Saturday BP: Let’s watch Tim Lincecum’s first no-hitter
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. And if you know anything about me, you can probably guess which games are coming this weekend. […]
2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 21
Well folks, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the top 20! Following Wednesday’s chapter of the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List, we officially have a list of the top 20 San Francisco Giants prospects. And it looks quite different than last year’s! In fact, only seven of the players in last […]
Friday BP: Let’s watch Matt Cain’s perfect game
Good morning, baseball fans! As we are getting closer to the holidays, I thought we could take some time to revisit some of the San Francisco Giants’ best games. Or at least a few of my personal favorites. To start things off, we have one of the most iconic games of all time. And that […]
Thursday BP: How are you feeling about the Adrian Houser signing?
Good morning, baseball fans! Earlier this week, the San Francisco Giants announced that they had signed RHP Adrian Houser to a two-year, $22 million deal. Bryan covered it more in-depth yesterday, which you can check out here. But I wanted to check in and see what the community thinks about this signing. Personally, I didn’t […]
2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 20
The holidays are right around the corner, and so is another benchmark event: the halfway mark of the 2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List. Yes, if you can believe it, we’re almost halfway through our journey of ranking the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization. But we’re not there yet! In […]
Player review: Joey Lucchesi
2025 stats: 38 G, 38.1 IP, 3.76 ERA, 3.53 xERA, 1.23 WHIP, .253 opp. BA, 7.28 K/9, 2.82 BB/9 Joey Lucchesi made his Major League debut for San Diego in 2018. He made nearly 60 Major League starts over his first two seasons before the 2020 season and an eventual trade to the Mets tossed […]
Wednesday BP: How is Vitello preparing for his new role?
Good morning, baseball fans! Earlier this week, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area wrote about how the San Francisco Giants’ new manager Tony Vitello is preparing for his new role. Vitello, as we know, has no MLB experience as either a player or a coach (though he has coached several MLB players). So he […]
Giants sign starter Adrian Houser to 2-year deal
The San Francisco Giants didn’t wait for us to catch our breaths from the signing of quasi-closer Jason Foley as just moments ago Jeff Passan broke that they’ve also signed starting pitcher Adrian Houser to a 2-year, $22 million deal with an option for a third year. Does this move effectively end the team’s exploration […]
Giants sign reliever Jason Foley
The San Francisco Giants have announced the signing of RHP Jason Foley to a 1-year major league deal. He missed all of 2025 recovering from right shoulder capsule surgery and will miss probably half of the 2026 season, too. Previously, the four-year veteran was the Detroit Tigers’ closer, registering 28 saves in 2024. He’s thrown […]
Tuesday BP: Giants set dates for Fan Fest 2026
Good morning, baseball fans! While it may be cold and dreary, we have our first signs of spring in the form of the San Francisco Giants releasing the dates for the 2026 Fan Fest Tour! This year’s tour will feature four stops. Three of which will be in January and the event will conclude with […]
2026 Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List No. 19
We’re all sitting around waiting for the San Francisco Giants to make some moves. It seems they won’t, so let’s instead look at the prospects, and continue on with our Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List. We’re almost halfway through ranking the top 44 prospects in the system! The next name to come off the […]
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