The Giants will sacrifice defensively with Luis Arráez, but the upside he brings with his bat can't be ignored (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

The Giants are in agreement on a deal with Luis Arraez, per source. The three-time batting champ ends the search for a new second baseman.

After a career year in 2025, Harrison Bader explained why he's confident he can maintain that level of play in San Francisco (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

With Jung Hoo Lee moving to right field, the Giants outfield, on paper, should be much better this season (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

Buster Posey confirmed that Harrison Bader will play center field. Tony Vitello and Zack Minasian talked to Jung Hoo Lee, who will move to right field. Posey said he took it well and may still get some reps in CF at times.

Harrison Bader’s two-year deal is done. The Giants opened up a roster spot last night by trading Kai-Wei Teng to the Astros.

The Giants cleared a 40-man roster spot for Harrison Bader by trading a pitcher who struggled in eight MLB appearances last season (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

The entire Giants outfield should benefit from adding Harrison Bader's Gold Glove-caliber defense to the mix, @alexpavlovic.bsky.social writes

The Giants have a two-year deal with outfielder Harrison Bader. Assuming Bader plays CF and Jung Hoo Lee moves to RF, that’s a huge upgrade for what was an awful defensive outfield last year.

Wrist surgeries and trade rumors provided Bryce Eldridge and Casey Schmitt similar offseason experiences, @alexpavlovic.bsky.social writes

The Giants released an updated promotional schedule, which includes a “Jeff Kent Hall of Fame Celebration and Number Retirement” on Aug. 29.

The Giants signed Venezuelan shortstop Luis Hernández, marking the second straight year San Francisco has landed the best international position player prospect (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

Former Giants reliever Javier Lopez spoke to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social about why the time was right to join San Francisco's front office

Justin Dean was DFA’d to clear a roster spot for Tyler Mahle. The Giants picked up two outfielders early (Dean and Joey Wiemer) and both have been let go after other moves. The OF group is about the same as it was at end of season.

The Giants feel Tyler Mahle is the right fit to fill out their rotation for several reasons -- including one very important endorsement (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

The Giants have signed RHP Tyler Mahle to a one-year deal, per my colleague @feinsand.bsky.social. Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle was on it.

Wade Meckler has been DFA'd to clear a roster spot for Adrian Houser. Giants rushed him in 2023 and he had not been back the last two seasons, in part because of a few injuries.

Team USA announced that Logan Webb will pitch in the WBC. The Giants had gone back and forth on it, but he'll now get a chance to join a staff that includes Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal 👀

The Giants DFA’d outfielder Joey Wiemer to open a roster spot for Jason Foley. Wiemer had been picked up earlier in offseason.

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The Giants agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed pitcher Jason Foley. He had 28 saves a couple years ago but is coming off shoulder surgery and will be out until midseason.

Tony Vitello is going above and beyond to meet and establish relationships with his new players this offseason (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

Boss man joins the show 👀 Buster Posey spoke with @alexpavlovic.bsky.social on the latest "Giants Talk" from the MLB Winter Meetings. Listen here: tinyurl.com/muy8t95v

The Giants acquired a former first-round catcher who could be the frontrunner to back up Patrick Bailey next season 👀 (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

The Giants have an open roster spot but did not make a selection with their Rule 5 pick. They did lose minor league right-handers Ryan Watson (A’s) and Spencer Miles (Blue Jays).

The Giants moved way up in the MLB Draft Lottery to secure the No. 4 overall pick (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

The Giants will pick fourth in the draft. By record they should be 15th, but they moved way up in the lottery. Randy Winn represented them on stage and brought some serious good luck.

Buster Posey threw cold water on the idea of the Giants trading Bryce Eldridge, but admitted the team will "listen on everybody" (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

With the MLB Winter Meetings underway, @alexpavlovic.bsky.social has five questions for the Giants to answer 🤔

Welcome to Cooperstown, Jeff Kent 🙌 Read more from @alexpavlovic.bsky.social on baseball's newest Hall of Famer: bit.ly/4pMIrmc

The Giants are adding another familiar face to staff: Longtime big league reliever Jesse Chavez will be their bullpen coach. Chavez spent 18 seasons in the big leagues and pitched for nine different teams, most recently the Braves last season.

Marco Luciano’s time in San Francisco is up. He has been claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Giants announced that Curt Casali and Javier Lopez are back as advisors to the baseball operations department. Paul Bien, their VP of analytics, has been promoted and is now an assistant general manager.

The Giants made the one-year deal with lefty reliever Sam Hentges official. In the release, they said the expectation is that he’ll be healthy and ready for spring training. He had shoulder surgery in 2024 and knee surgery in August.

The Giants announced that Casey Schmitt had left wrist surgery this morning. It went well and he's expected to have 8-10 weeks of rehab. That might impact his spring a little, but not his 2026 season.

The Giants acquired outfielder Joey Wiemer from the Marlins in exchange for Cash Considerations. Andrew Knizner was DFA’d to clear a spot. Wiemer flashed power with Brewers in 2023, but mostly he’s a good defender. Giants have now added two plus outfielders (Wiemer, Justin Dean) this offseason.

Logan Webb finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting. He has finished second, sixth and fourth over the past three seasons.

The Giants reportedly will fill one of their key coaching vacancies with this intriguing Blue Jays assistant (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

The Giants have their manager, but most of the rest remains up in the air. @alexpavlovic.bsky.social breaks down where things stand in the search for Tony Vitello's new coaching staff ⬇️

At the GM Meetings, Buster Posey said assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard and quality control coach Taira Uematsu will definitely be back. Mark Hallberg may be back, but he has been popular with other teams. Posey said they’re “close to finalizing” deals with new coaches.

The Giants traded Mason Black (recently DFA’d) to Kansas City for RHP Logan Martin, a starter who finished last season in High-A.

The Giants made it official: Bruce Bochy is back as a Special Advisor to Baseball Operations (the department run by his former catcher). Bochy: “This organization and city mean a lot to me and my family, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute in any way I can.”

Winter is coming. @alexpavlovic.bsky.social identifies what the Giants' new brain trust might be focusing on as the MLB offseason officially begins

The Giants have declined the $4 million option on catcher Tom Murphy. He ended up playing just 13 games for them over two seasons.

"It's going to be a healthy energy boost for our team." Logan Webb can't wait to get to work with new Giants manager Tony Vitello (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

It hasn't taken Tony Vitello long to identify the Giants' biggest roster need this offseason (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

After weeks of conversations and extensive vetting, the entire Giants organization got on board with the Tony Vitello hire. @alexpavlovic.bsky.social breaks down how it all happened 🔽

"He recruited really, really hard -- really, really hard." Drew Gilbert spoke to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social about how Tony Vitello helped convince him to commit to Tennessee

Drew Gilbert spoke to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social on the latest "Giants Talk" about why he believes Tony Vitello can have success in San Francisco

Instant reaction to San Francisco's groundbreaking Tony Vitello hire is available now on the latest Giants Talk Listen here: bit.ly/42nwqum