{"id":364040,"date":"2026-06-17T09:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/364040\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:20:37","slug":"the-san-francisco-giants-are-waving-the-white-flag-on-former-tennessee-coach-tony-vitellos-first-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/364040\/","title":{"rendered":"The San Francisco Giants are waving the white flag on former Tennessee coach Tony Vitello’s first season"},"content":{"rendered":"

After eight seasons, Tony Vitello left his role as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers baseball program last October to become the new manager of the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n

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If former Tennessee Vols coach Tony Vitello was hoping to see October baseball in his first season with the San Francisco Giants, he\u2019s going to have to watch on TV like the rest of us. <\/p>\n

The Giants are 29-43 and 16 games out of first place at the midpoint of June, and it sounds like the team is just about ready to give up on its hopes of playing playoff baseball this season. <\/p>\n

San Francisco is reportedly in the early stages of becoming sellers at the trade deadline<\/p>\n

San Francisco doesn\u2019t have the white flag on the season all the way in the air, but they\u2019re certainly beginning to hoist it. <\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal reported<\/a> on Monday that the Giants are moving closer to becoming sellers at the trade deadline. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe San Francisco Giants have not fully committed to becoming sellers at the trade deadline,\u201d reported Rosenthal. \u201cBut they are moving closer to making that determination.
In recent days, the Giants have put out feelers on some of their players, testing the waters for potential deals, according to people briefed on their discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey hired manager Tony Vitello from the University of Tennessee with the idea of reviving the franchise and producing only their second winning season since 2016,\u201d added Rosenthal. \u201cInstead, they have been a major disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Rosenthal, the Giants are considering trading starters such as infielder Luis Arraez, third baseman Matt Chapman, LHP Robbie Ray, first baseman Rafael Devers, and shortstop Willy Adames. <\/p>\n

The trade market won\u2019t get hot for another month, but it\u2019s clear the Giants are heading into July planning to be sellers (barring a miracle turnaround over the next couple of weeks).<\/p>\n

This season obviously hasn\u2019t gone as Vitello was hoping, but selling off a majority of the starting lineup could give San Francisco\u2019s front office the opportunity to build a team in the offseason that\u2019s a better fit for the former Tennessee coach\u2019s personality. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTony Vitello admits he\u2019s had to change what made him a force at Tennessee after leaving Knoxville for the San Francisco Giants\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Tennessee Volunteers baseball coach Tony Vitello admitted this week that he\u2019s had to dial back the trait that made him a superstar coach for eight season in Knoxville.<\/p>\n

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