Giants fans get a Game 5 rooting question: Brewers lead the World Series 3-1 over the Rays, with Jacob Misiorowski (1.80 ERA) starting for Milwaukee. The Rays haven't named a starter. The case for backing Tampa Bay: more baseball. ⚾
A Bleacher Report trade idea, not a done deal: Zachary D. Rymer floats sending Rafael Devers and cash to the Yankees for Luis Gil and Carlos Lagrange. It would move the Giants' best hitter for two unproven arms. Bold, if the Giants even listen. 🤔
Giants are reportedly linked to free-agent 2B Brandon Lowe, a projected three-year, $45M target per The Athletic's Jim Bowden, who lists them among his top three fits. Lowe hit 35 homers with a 121 OPS+ in 150 games. Speculation only, not a deal. 🔍
Giants relievers hit a dubious mark in 2026: nobody reached 10 saves, a first in a full season since 1972. Caleb Kilian led with eight before an Aug. 1 trade to the Phillies, and 12 pitchers closed games. Role chaos 🔒
The Giants' 40-man roster is full, and 17 players on the 60-day IL must be reinstated five days after the World Series. Only JT Brubaker is set for free agency, so cuts loom, with Duncan Davitt (9.00 ERA) and Seth Lonsway (7.71) on the bubble. 🔧
The Giants' 2026 injury list is long, but the outlook is mostly good. Adames (elbow), Lee, Eldridge (concussion) and Webb (knee) are expected to be fine for 2027, while Rowan Wick is on track to return from Tommy John surgery. A likely lockout could add recovery time. 🩹
Matt Gage opened 2026 as a dependable lefty in the Giants' bullpen, posting a 1.96 ERA through May with his first MLB win and save. Then knee and elbow injuries derailed the season and clouded his future. 🩹
Jim Bowden projects Brandon Lowe (.260/.331/.493, 35 HR in 2026) at three years, $45M, but he'd only fit if the Giants move Casey Schmitt, possibly for a starter, or shift him to left. Pitching remains the bigger need. ⚾
Giants fans get a World Series Game 4 rooting dilemma: Brewers lead Rays 3-0 and can sweep tonight at 5 p.m. PT. The writer leans Rays, since a sweep is only fun when your team does it, as in 2012, but wouldn't mind a Brewers title. 🧹
Jo Adell, a possible Guardians non-tender candidate (projected $9.6M in arbitration), could address the Giants' left-handed pitching woes. They posted an 84 wRC+ against lefties in 2026, tied for MLB's worst, while Adell owns a .971 OPS against them. 🎯
Nate Furman didn't dazzle in 2026: four singles in 32 big-league at-bats after an early August call-up. His Triple-A Sacramento contact bat and solid second base defense could keep the 25-year-old on the 40-man as infield depth. 🧢
Yankees reportedly extended pitching coach Matt Blake for three years, removing a potential outside option for the Giants. San Francisco is instead reshuffling in-house: Justin Meccage stays as pitching coach, with Frank Anderson added as assistant. 🔒
Yandy Díaz's game-ending check swing in World Series Game 2 stirred memories of Wilmer Flores' 2021 NLDS Game 5 call. The minor-league check-swing review system would reportedly have ruled both pitches balls. Flores' swing was even shorter. 🔁
10/26/2002: Barry Bonds hit his fourth home run of the World Series in Game 6 vs. the Angels. It was also his eighth and final homer of the 2002 postseason.
The Giants lost 97 games in 2026, but they found a real middle-of-the-order pairing in Rafael Devers (.865 OPS, 37 HR, 98 RBI) and rookie Bryce Eldridge (.825 OPS). It's a lineup anchor the club has lacked for years. 💪
Fox Sports' all-21st-century World Series roster starts Madison Bumgarner over Yoshinobu Yamamoto, citing his 0.25 ERA over 36 innings and no losses in five tries. Barry Bonds also starts; Yamamoto is a reserve. Case closed, Dodgers fans. ⚾
Giants fans are watching from the sidelines tonight: Game 3 of the World Series puts the Brewers at the Rays at 5:00 p.m. PT on Fox, with no starters announced yet. The question is who the Giants faithful adopt as a rooting interest. 🍿
Jason Foley returned from a shoulder injury and posted a 4.15 ERA in 24 appearances, but 15 strikeouts against 11 walks in 26 innings was shaky. A raisin in the bullpen trail mix. His 2027 return could hinge on a projected $2.3M arbitration price.
Buster Posey's 2026 draft class is already paying off. 16th-rounder Dalton Wentz hit .265/.368/.429 at High-A Eugene and .348 in the Arizona Fall League. 15th-rounder Drew Smith homered twice in the San Jose playoffs. Small samples, but hope is hope. 🌱
Giants hitters trimmed their strikeout rate to 22.1% in 2026 (from 22.7%), but paid for it: a 7.4% walk rate, lowest in baseball. A 34.0% chase rate and 66.6% zone swing rate show contact up, discipline down. 🎯
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