well ... didn't see that coming

Ron Washington could pay huge dividends with Bryce Eldridge at first base, writes @seankeane.bsky.social

Almost done with our ranking of the top 44 prospects in the system!

I recommend that everyone who has strong opinions (in either direction) about the Eldridge-in-the-outfield thing go to the 5-minute mark of the Giants Talk podcast and listen to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social

Ryan Walker is trying to win the closer job this year. Here's @bryanmurphy.bsky.social, reminding you how it went last year

Spring Training is here, and we're almost done with our Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List

It's almost new baseball season, but there are still some loose ends to tie up with old baseball season. here's @bryanmurphy.bsky.social reviewing the funny Justin Verlander season

On the eve of Spring Training ... ranking the excitement for all 19 NRIs

Our Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List marches on

Giants still haven't announced the Luis Arráez signing or, as such, the corresponding move. Gotta think it's gonna happen soon given that pitchers and catchers report tomorrow.

ayyyy!

Our prospect list marches on...

Parks Harber is a pretty notable name here, given that he hasn't played in AA yet.

Our Willie McCovey Memorial Community Prospect List is chugging along

No. 35 on our community prospect rankings: slugger Victor Bericoto who, despite signing in 2018, somehow only just turned 24

Baseball is not moving in the direction I expected that a high average/no power hitter and a low average/49-homer hitter got very similar contracts within a day of each other

What if the Giants had done this and put him at 2B...

Is Luis Arráez better defensively at second base than Marco Luciano?

The one thing I like about the Luis Arráez signing is it means the Giants didn’t trade Jhonny Level or Josuar González for Brendan Donovan or CJ Abrams. That’s my lone silver lining.

The Giants are signing Luis Arráez for $12M to play second base and I cannot put to words how much I hate this move

Giants announced that they traded Kai-Wei Teng to the Astros for prospect Jancel Villarroel, a High-A catcher with decent power who was Houston's No. 19 prospect in this month's Baseball America ranking. Also international pool money. As Kai-Wei's No. 1 believer, I'm sad. Decent return, though.

Still no corresponding move announced after signing Harrison Bader (though the Giants haven't yet announced that move, either)

Per Héctor Gómez on X, the Giants "intensify talks to land Framber Valdez on a multi-year deal." Also mentions the Mets and Orioles as teams that are pursuing the LHP.

Harrison Bader's arrival certainly makes it that much harder to envision Luis Matos sticking around past Spring Training

Per Ken Rosenthal, Giants have signed Harrison Bader to a two-year deal

CJ Abrams was -11 Outs Above Average last year, 35th out of 37 qualifying shortstops. -9 Fielding Run Value, 70th out of 71 qualifying shortstops. Unlike Bo Bichette, he's not good enough offensively to make that profile work for a groundball pitching and defense Giants team.

Baggs reporting that the Giants were willing to make Josuar González available in a CJ Abrams trade and that fell apart and boy am I happy that it fell apart

remember when the giants signed adrian houser though

I realize that the Giants didn't actually think Tatsuya Imai was good, but if they're not going to sign good players can they at least sign bad ones who vocally hate the Dodgers

dodgers are dropping $60M/year + taxes for a player they don't at all need. Giants are refusing to spend more than $11M/year for a starting pitcher they desperately need. hard to even be mad when LA invariably runs circles around SF

we got a theater tho

Giants DFA'd world series hero Justin Dean

Giants still have not announced who has been DFA'd after announcing the Mahle deal yesterday

this guy used to be a top prospect. might be worth signing to a minor league deal

It’s the right move, but it’s still a 😕😕😕

warning: this is the scariest thing you'll read all day

Giants have announced that Joey Wiemer was DFA'd, which makes space for the Jason Foley signing. Still need to clear a spot on the 40 for Adrian Houser. With Wiemer and Lucaino gone, the Giants ... well ... still have 8 outfielders on the 40-man roster

garbanzo24 ... please share your vision of BEANS with the masses

One of the best posters in McCovey Chronicles history.

THATS MCCOVEY CHRONICLES COMMENT SECTION LEGEND ANIRUDH KILAMBI!

read @bryanmurphy.bsky.social to know whether to be scared or excited

Houser saw his HR/9 jump from 0.39 with CHW to 1.12 with TB last season. He's allowed 75 HR in his career. His expected HR number for SF during that span is 55, the third-lowest of any MLB ballpark.

I'll admit it, the main reason I'm grumping about signing Adrian Houser is that he's just really boring.

Houser? I hardly know her.

I am going to lose my mind if the Giants sign Max Scherzer now. Scherzer + Imai/Suarez/Valdez/Cease/Peralta is a good offseason. Scherzer + Houser is grounds for relegation.

In the last two years, Adrian Houser has struck out 137 batters in 194.1 innings. A tremendous signing for the year 1995.

Adrian Houser had a really strong 2025 but has been highly mediocre other than that. Steamer is unenthusiastic, projecting him for a 4.48 ERA and a 4.49 FIP.

Giants now need to clear two spots on the 40-man roster. Could have a trade lined up or may just DFA two people. Tristan Beck, Carson Seymour, Kai-Wei Teng, Spencer Bivens, Wade Meckler, Luis Matos, Justin Dean among players who may be on edge

Per Jeff Passan, the Giants have signed Adrian Houser to a 2/$22M deal, with a team option for a third year. There's one rotation spot filled. For better or for worse.

Old friend! Another power sinker/slider guy. The theme of today’s signings.