{"id":365879,"date":"2025-12-24T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/365879\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:59:01","slug":"the-giants-should-chase-upside-on-the-trade-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/365879\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giants Should Chase Upside On The Trade Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Giants have been fairly quiet through the offseason’s first two months. They’ve added back-end starter\u00a0Adrian Houser<\/a> on a two-year, $22MM deal with a club option. Their only other moves have been cheap fliers on rehabbing relievers\u00a0Jason Foley<\/a> and\u00a0Sam Hentges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While technically in line with their offseason plan to focus on pitching, their moves to date aren’t the type that’ll move the needle. Chairman Greg Johnson and general manager Zack Minasian have downplayed the chance of making a long-term investment on the pitching staff. There are still a handful of players on the open market who fit on paper. Any of Framber Valdez<\/a>,\u00a0Ranger Su\u00e1rez<\/a> or\u00a0Zac Gallen<\/a> would upgrade the rotation. Top free agent hitters Kyle Tucker<\/a>,\u00a0Cody Bellinger<\/a> and\u00a0Bo Bichette<\/a> happen to fit at their respective biggest problem areas on the position player side (right field and second base, respectively).<\/p>\n

It’s possible ownership doesn’t want to meet the asking prices necessary for anyone in that group. The Giants project for a $176MM payroll, as calculated by RosterResource<\/a>. That’s narrowly above their $173MM Opening Day mark from 2025. That doesn’t include the $17MM payment they owe to Blake Snell<\/a> on January 15, as they agreed to defer the signing bonus on his contract for the ’24 season.<\/p>\n

They’re also on the hook for one of the most expensive managerial situations in MLB. They owe fired skipper Bob Melvin a $4MM salary. They paid a $3MM buyout to the University of Tennessee to get Tony Vitello out of his contract. Vitello is reportedly set for a $3.5MM salary, meaning they’re committing $10.5MM to the position for the first season.<\/p>\n

Even with an estimated $40MM until they hit the luxury tax threshold, the budget could be tight for a marquee free agent. However, that doesn’t mean the offseason needs to be exclusively depth acquisitions. The Giants have a few ways to chase the extra wins needed to push them from their annual .500 finish to more firmly in the Wild Card picture.<\/p>\n


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