Baz was on my list of trade targets, so will be interested in the cost here. bsky.app/profile/gian...

Very good read.

Giants DFA’d OF Joey Wiemer to make room on the 40-man for RHP Jason Foley.

Kilambi was on my shortlist last offseason when the Giants were looking for a GM. Keep his name in mind in a few years if there is another leadership change. I believe he grew up a Giants fan.

If the Giants get one of these guys, I would be satiated with the rotation.

I don’t mind the Houser signing. He’s fine. Didn’t think he would get 2/22, but he’s acceptable as the second SP need for this offseason. Still need a mid rotation guy.

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

Foley had a 104 DRA- in 2024, didn’t make the opening day roster in 2025, then had shoulder surgery. Power sinker, slider combo. Good in 2022-23. Not sure about giving him a major league deal, but whatever I guess.

Giants and Mariners in on Brendan Donovan trade www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

In a similar vein, Baltimore sat on Yaz for around 1200 PA in AAA over three seasons, before Zaidi acquired him and gave him a crack at the majors. 12.5 fWAR since.

Rogers was a great Giant, who should’ve made more money than he will. Remember that Bobby Evans sat on Rogers despite nearly 150 innings in AAA with an ERA around 2 in 2017-18. Didn’t get a shot at the majors until Zaidi took over.

I’ll post what’s coming in 2027 when I review the 2026 class next month. Need to circle back with folks to update info from Jan. I don’t believe they’re in on any of the top players. Might be a couple in the 1-2M range.

Signing a QO player this offseason has no impact on the international bonus pool for 2026 (Hernandez). It would be 2027’s that would be hit? Chapman and Snell signed in 23-24 offseason and pool penalty came in 2025 (Gonzalez). www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-fran... @alexpavlovic.bsky.social

Giants see Susac as a plus defender behind the plate. A big claim. BA had a different take on him entering 2025. www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/10/s... www.baseballamerica.com/stories/30-m...

Oof. Nice bit of business by the Twins. Caraballo is interesting. Good year in DSL and was very young

Giants are acquiring C Daniel Susac from the Twins.

Only McGarry and Pushard were taken from this list. #dontknowball

Miles being taken is not surprising. Guys who get in the zone with three quality pitches are going to be valued. No matter the injury history or experience. Let’s see if he sticks. Hanging on to someone like Meckler over him could look bad in a few years.

Would you want: Devers (29.1Y): 8/240, avg 3.5 WAR over last three years Alonso (31.0Y): 5/155, avg 2.8 WAR

So they would be ok with just adding one moderately priced starter? sfstandard.com/2025/12/10/s...

Hope someone in ownership group complains about the increased spend due to this.

I wonder if this will impact their willingness to sign a QO player. Will have a higher bonus pool, so losing a later pick doesn’t hurt as much? Dunno.

Buster Boon!! #MLBDraftLottery

That’s like a 88-90 win team as it stands. Pretty optimistic!

I was questioning how I went about creating this list when I noticed 4/9 weren’t written up by BA in their preview. But Workman and Gillies have been added this morning. Only missing De La Cruz and Bayless now. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025...

I like a Luis Matos for Bryce Elder swap. Giants have an opportunity to get more out of Elder. He’s not in ATL’s rotation as it stands, and out of options. Matos might be better than Eli White? Dunno.

Morosi last offseason. Burnes later talks about the Giants interest: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

I think I like Bednar more than anyone on the list 😬

Rule 5 RP targets: 1. Logan Workman (TB): SP in minors, great CH, ok FB/SL 2. Brendan Beck (NYY): ok 3 pitch mix, gets in zone 3. Chris Campos (LAD): bunch of average secondaries with feel to locate. FB looks better than results. Athletic 4. Griff McGarry: love FB, SL fine, have to bet on control

Throw me a somewhat realistic trade you would do for Eldridge.

I’m guessing Gallen signs with Cubs for close to what Bob posted

I thought I would take a quick look at Rule 5 eligible relief options. Now I’m like 30 pitchers deep watching video. I need to seek help. I’ll post a top 5 on Monday, haven’t been too enthused by anyone, but RHP Chris Campos (LAD) is interesting.

Hope PIT gets him right.

Out of the seven advisors to Posey, only two have baseball exec experience. One of them being Bobby Evans who was out of baseball since the Giants fired him. I don’t know if that’s the right mix for Posey, who also had no executive experience.

Need to up my game next year. @fangraphs.com

I don’t see Lodolo costing that much. He’s projected for 2.5 WAR this year, let’s say another 2.5 WAR next year. 5 WAR, but he’ll get pricier in arb, probably 12M total over two years. So net value is ~4 WAR. That typically costs a back half of top 100 prospect.

You get Lodolo, and add someone like Merrill Kelly, and that’ll be fine. That should leave them with enough $ to still tackle RF, 2B, and a few bucks for RP.

I would rather go for Zack Littell or Adrian Houser before Zac Gallen at 20M+ and a QO.

CIN perspective on trading SP: www.cincinnati.com/story/sports...

Giants need one SP from this bucket (in order of talent imo): Skubal, Luzardo, Ryan, Soriano, Rasmussen, Cabrera, Lodolo, deGrom, Baz, Gore. I think Lodolo is a good fit, in terms of potential cost, upside, salary. 2 years control at around 10-12M total, projected ~5 WAR. Level+Matos, or Ramos+?

The Giants sold 10% to SSP for roughly $300–400M? How much went into the ballpark vs non-Giants ventures? They could have used some of those proceeds to buttress the payroll through 2030. Instead, there is a spend ceiling below CBT to meet ROI expectations of SSP. Organization harvestation.

Bleak. This franchise is just not in a position to think like this.

Giants now have two high slot (Hentges, Gage) and two low slot lefties (Miller, Sanmartin) on their 40-man roster. I think it might be worth it to go in with 3 LHP out of the bullpen, being Hentges + two low slots. It’s good depth but also allows two quality counters to Ohtani.

I had Cease as the best value among the top of the SP class, but this is a lot. 7/180 would have been fantastic, but I guess 30M is the premium for what this class has to offer.

Imai has a smart agent.

Josuar Gonzalez vs. Luis Hernandez vs. Jhonny Level will be a fascinating discussion next year. Each has their own very unique path to the majors. Gonzalez, the best glove and athlete, Hernandez with feel and power, Level with a bit of everything.

Things only I find interesting. That last post from Heyman about Knizer DFA. It was the first time he has used wRC+ in a post since 2021. I’m guessing an agent text c&p.

When I put together my PC shortlist, I asked a few industry folks for names. I got like two dozen names, Meccage was not one of them. Not that it means anything.

My role at work has dramatically changed in the last week, so not sure I’ll be able to put it together. Dramatically increased workload. Time is running out, if I don’t get it done by this weekend, it’s not happening. :(

McNeil is an interesting target. Defensive value at 2B and some versatility in the corners. Solidly average bat, with contact profile. Not too pricey at 12M AAV for 2026 and has a team option. Shouldn’t be too expensive to acquire. Platoon with Koss to keep him fresh, opens up Schmitt to be moved.