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Cody Bellinger is set to cash in this offseason after a successful 2023 campaign with the Chicago Cubs, and it looks like there is quite a market for his services. The New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants are the presumed frontrunners for Bellinger, and it sounds like they both want to pair him up […]

The San Francisco Giants’ offseason so far has been highlighted by the firing of Gabe Kapler and the hiring of Bob Melvin as their next skipper. On Friday though, the ball club made an important move for 2024. Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski agreed to a $7.9 million deal for the 2024 season, as reported by Mark […]

The major question looming over MLB’s offseason is where Shohei Ohtani will sign in free agency. The San Francisco Giants have long seemed like logical contenders — but there might be a catch. Ohtani is rumored to have a preference to stay on the West Coast. So far, so good. And the Giants aren’t the […]

Cody Bellinger is the top free-agent bat on the market this offseason outside of Shohei Ohtani, and MLB insider Jon Heyman indicated that it should come down to the incumbent Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants for him. “Cody Bellinger re-established himself as a major star, I think he has the most […]

The New York Yankees have been listed as a free agency destination for Cody Bellinger. Bellinger, who bounced back in 2023 with the Chicago Cubs following a pair of down seasons, could also return to Chicago. The San Francisco Giants have reportedly emerged as a possible MLB free agency suitor for the outfielder as well, […]

San Francisco Giants baseball is typically synonymous with good pitching and sound defense. That was not entirely the case in 2023, however. The team ranked 11th in ERA, but did itself no favors with an MLB-worst 117 errors. A bottom-tier offense exacerbated their identity crisis. And yet, San Fran was above .500 and still in […]

Shohei Ohtani is the most popular free agent this offseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Texas Rangers are among the favorites to land the two-way phenom. John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the San Francisco Giants are preparing to fully pursue Ohtani in MLB free agency as well, via […]

Bob Melvin is rounding out his coaching staff after getting hired as the next San Francisco Giants’ manager. As announced by the team on Friday, Ryan Christenson is taking over as the bench coach, Matt Williams will be the next third base coach, and Pat Burrell is set to be SF’s new hitting coach. All […]

After the Texas Rangers won the World Series with manager Bruce Bochy leading them, there was a narrative among San Francisco Giants fans that the team made a mistake letting him go, and president Farhan Zaidi specifically caught criticism for what is perceived as pushing him out. Farhan Zaidi vehemently shut down the idea that […]

Former San Francisco Giants All-Star Brandon Crawford is preparing for his first free agency journey of his career. Crawford, who is also dealing with retirement rumors, shared his mindset heading into the offseason with Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. “Heard back from Brandon Crawford. He says he and his agent are gauging interest from teams […]

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is officially a free agent. The White Sox declined his $14 million option for 2024, allowing him to test the open market. There is still the chance for Anderson to return to the team on a discounted deal. But considering the way the 2023 season went for the White […]

San Francisco Giants outfielder Michael Conforto has made his contract decision for the 2024 season, according to Jon Heyman. Michael Conforto has opted in and will make $18M for Giants in 2024 — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 6, 2023 Michael Conforto back another year in San Francisco Conforto had the option to enter free agency […]

The San Francisco Giants got some big updates to their starting rotation heading into free agency when it comes to Sean Manaea and Alex Cobb. When it comes to Sean Manaea, he has decided to opt out of his $12.5 million contract with the Giants, according to Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. Regarding Alex Cobb, […]

Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch in 2024 due to an injury. This may decrease the amount of money he will get paid in free agency, but make no mistake about it… Ohtani is going to still receive a jaw-dropping amount of money in his next contract. Every team in MLB would love to sign the two-way […]

The San Francisco Giants are already making big moves in their organization, and they will need to follow it up with a productive offseason. Aside from an anomalous 107-win season in 2021, the franchise has stagnated for the last half-decade. After missing out on a couple superstars last year, the front office could be extra […]

The amount of people who predicted a 2023 Texas Rangers-Arizona Diamondbacks World Series is low. Their preseason odds to win the World Series were 50-1 for the Rangers and 66-1 for the Diamondbacks. Things can change during the regular season, but the Diamondbacks were even 40-1 at the beginning of the Wild Card series. The […]

Bob Melvin left the San Diego Padres to manage the San Francisco Giants. Both National League teams fell short of making the MLB Playoffs. However, the latest MLB rumors hold that Melvin wanted to trade star left-fielder Juan Soto amid the Padres’ middle-of-the-road season. Would trading Juan Soto have caused Bob Melvin to stay with […]

The San Francisco Giants held a press conference to announce their new hire, Bob Melvin, as the team’s next manager. The injection of new blood in the franchise’s leadership was accompanied by a re-commitment to its current front office, as president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi received a contract extension. Zaidi’s contract will now take […]

The San Francisco Giants hired former San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin to take over for Gabe Kapler. The move isn’t a huge surprise as Melvin was the favorite to take over the Giants’ vacant position. Melvin leaves San Diego after two seasons with the Padres and one playoff appearance. He opened up about departing […]

Could Bob Melvin become the new manager of the San Francisco Giants? The buzz has intensified especially after the Giants made an important announcement on Tuesday, per The Athletic’s Andrew Baggerly. “Just got this advisory: ‘Giants to hold press conference tomorrow to make big announcement.’ (I do not think this is about the Cruise uniform […]

The Texas Rangers defeated the Houston Astros 11-4 Monday to advance to the World Series after winning the ALCS series 4-3. The most incredible part about the win may be Rangers’ manager Bruce Bochy taking his third different team to the World Series. Bochy previously led the San Diego Padres to the World Series in […]

The San Francisco Giants missed the playoffs and decided to part ways with manager Gabe Kapler. Now, the Giants are headed towards hiring San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin after he was allowed to interview with the team, per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. ‘After a swift interview process, they are poised to announce the […]

In a somewhat stunning turn of events, it appears the San Diego Padres are going to need a new manager with incumbent Bob Melvin interviewing for the San Francisco Giants job. It would be an unexpected way to lose a manager, but the Padres seem willing to move on from Melvin after just two seasons. […]

The San Francisco Giants are currently searching for a new manager after parting ways with Gabe Kapler. It appears that they have found a lead candidate without going outside of the National League Division, with the San Diego Padres giving manager Bob Melvin permission to interview for the said job opening in the Bay Area, […]

The San Francisco Giants have a long to-do list this offseason, starting with finding a new manger. However, the allure of Japanese starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is so strong that the organization decided to put that important task on hold for the time being. President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi made the long trip to […]

With their epic 5-4 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS, the Atlanta Braves tied a franchise record for the largest postseason comeback. Back in 2010, the Braves trailed the San Francisco Giants 4-0 through five innings, also in Game 2 of the NLDS. They would go on to win […]

Barry Bonds is an MLB legend who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. MLB’s all-time home run leader, Bonds is not in the Hall-of-Fame due to being linked to PEDs. Bonds’ Hall-of-Fame status is an extremely controversial topic that fans often debate. Bonds believes he should be elected to Cooperstown. Today, we […]

The San Francisco Giants are in a weird spot. Their recent dismissal of Gabe Kapler suggests they have big ambitions, but the current roster does not really support that notion. Furthermore, retaining president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi after he failed to make the necessary moves to build a postseason-caliber roster just adds more confusion […]

The San Francisco Giants are expected to have a new starting shortstop next season for the first time in over a decade. Brandon Crawford’s contract is up, and the long-time Giants player will probably retire ahead of the 2024 season. Instead of finding Brandon Crawford’s replacement in free agency or through a trade, one of […]

The San Francisco Giants were the first team to fire their manager this season, relieving Gabe Kapler of his duties after four seasons in charge. The Giants had a monumental collapse in the second half to miss the playoffs and the fans by the Bay are expecting the new skipper to right the ship and […]

The San Francisco Giants are always one of the more competitive teams in MLB. If they fail to qualify for the postseason, they at least are typically in the hunt for the playoffs at the end of the regular season. They hardly ever bottom out and when the expectation is for them to be among […]

While the MLB doesn’t exactly have its own version of the NFL’s “Black Monday” – where a siege of coaches get the boot immediately after the regular season ends – there are typically plenty of managerial openings that pop up throughout the month of October. The San Francisco Giants got the ball rolling this year, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants was positive for two reasons. The Dodgers got the victory, and Miguel Rojas’ injury scare is less severe than originally thought. Rojas was hit by a pitch on Friday night, inducing a wrist injury that caused him to leave the game early. Fortunately, X-rays […]

The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday in what was a fairly surprising move. Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi already addressed the move, but Kapler broke his silence on the Giants’ decision via an Instagram post on Saturday. “I miss the players, the coaches, all the clubhouse staff, everyone else […]

The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday. San Francisco will now begin the process of looking for a new manager. Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi addressed the decision to fire Kapler, per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. “I don’t have one negative thing to say about Gabe Kapler,” Zaidi said. […]

The San Francisco Giants fired Gabe Kapler on Friday. Kapler spent four seasons with San Francisco, three of which were rather mediocre. The Giants enjoyed a special 2021 season but that has begun to look like an outlier. Still, the decision was fairly surprising. San Francisco is now in the process of looking for a […]

With the San Francisco Giants firing manager Gabe Kapler before Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they aided in creating a major first in MLB history. The Giants named Kai Correa as the interim manager in the wake of Kapler’s firing. Interestingly, Correa is of Hawaiian, Portuguese and Japanese descent. His Dodgers counterpart, Dave […]

The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler Friday after missing the playoffs for the second straight year. The Giants only made the playoffs in one of Kapler’s four seasons managing the team and currently hold a 78-81 record. Failing to make the Wildcard round of the playoffs this season was especially disappointing because the […]

The San Francisco Giants are parting ways with manager Gabe Kapler after four seasons, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. He helped lead the team to an incredible 107-win campaign in 2021 but finished .500 last year while overseeing a big September collapse in 2023. Kapler had one year remaining on his contract. The move, while […]