Giants stayed under the luxury tax for a second straight year, with Cot's estimating $224.1M against the $244M threshold. A 65-win season made that payroll look pricey, and Rafael Devers' $27.4M hit leads a hefty guaranteed-contract list for 2027. 💸
10/24/2012: For the fourth time in World Series history, someone hit three homers in a game. This time, the honor belonged to none other than Pablo Sandoval.
Jerar Encarnacion's 2026 ended quickly: .176 in 17 games, with one extra-base hit (an April 3 double), before the Giants designated him for assignment May 4. The expected bench power never showed up, and he moved on to Japan. 🔋
Willy Adames called Rays manager Kevin Cash first after Freddy Peralta was dealt to Tampa Bay, calling him "one of the best guys in baseball." It shows the clubhouse glue Buster Posey bet on, even as Adames' $182M deal still hasn't paid off on the field. 🤝
Jung Hoo Lee called 2026 a "rollercoaster": career highs in average (.276), homers (10), RBIs (57) and steals (12), but a 105 OPS+ and a post-break fade (.663 OPS). Tony Vitello sees improvement everywhere and expects another jump. 🎢
The Giants hit 178 homers and allowed just 160 in 2026, a +18 differential that ranked ninth in MLB. They still finished with the fourth-worst record in baseball. Power math, meet the standings. 📉
Former Giants first baseman Todd Benzinger has died at 63. He played nine major league seasons, finishing with San Francisco from 1993 to 1995. The Giants said they join the baseball world in mourning him. 🕊️
Game 2 of the World Series is tonight at 5 p.m. PT, with the Rays visiting the Brewers. Drew Rasmussen (2.67 ERA) faces Logan Henderson (2.47 ERA). Giants fans get to pick a side in a Series without their team. 🍿
Giants offseason pitching wish list, as framed here: Tarik Skubal is the dream (a reported $300M+ price tag), Kevin Gausman the practical fit for the rotation, and splurging on reliever Adrian Morejon the mistake. A possible Dec. 1 lockout adds a ticking clock. ⏳
Bryce Eldridge's 2026 rookie year delivered: 17 homers after a May 4 call-up from Sacramento, plus a walk-off grand slam against Washington that made him the youngest MLB player ever to end a game that way. Concerns? Mostly put to bed. 🔒
10/23/2010: Juan Uribe gave the Giants a late lead in NLCS Game 6 with this home run.
Willy Adames is the common thread in a Brewers-Rays World Series, but he's watching from San Francisco. Since leaving Milwaukee, he's anchored a Giants club with no playoffs since 2021 and a $182M deal that's aging poorly. Checkers, meet chess. ♟️
The Giants' World Series link to the Rays runs through the booth. Tampa Bay play-by-play man Doug Waechter is the father of Kaden Waechter, San Francisco's 2026 second-round pick. Austin Slater, who played seven games for the Rays this year, is the lone ex-Giant. 🎙️
MLB Pipeline named 17th-round pick Tanner Mally the best pro debut from the Giants' draft class. He posted a 1.017 OPS with 18 RBI, 25 runs and 20 walks to 16 strikeouts in 107 plate appearances at Low-A San Jose. Contact skills, indeed. 🎯
Giants should reportedly shop the World Series pitching pool: Freddy Peralta, a two-time All-Star and Rays ALCS MVP, could be a co-ace beside Logan Webb, while Brandon Woodruff (2.28 ERA, nine starts) would be a injury-risk reclamation play. 🎯
Camilo Doval's winding 2026 (Yankees, Pirates, then back to the Giants via DFA) ended with two scoreless innings and four strikeouts in San Francisco. The case: tender him, around $6.5M projected, and keep him in the 2027 bullpen. 🔁
Reporting says Aaron Judge and some Yankees hitters are less into analytics. That suggests he would've clashed with the Zaidi/Kapler-era Giants, who were all-in on analytics, when the 2022 free-agency flirtation was live. Maybe the Giants dodged a mismatch. 🤔
Rowan Wick never threw a pitch for the Giants in 2026 while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, but his $800K club option for 2027 needs a decision. Declining it leads to arbitration, which MLB Trade Rumors projects at the same $800K. A strangely neutral choice. 🤔
The Giants could use a left-handed reliever and more bullpen funk, and free agents Tim Hill or Hoby Milner could fill both needs. It's a suggestion, not a deal. Both low-slot arms come off mixed 2026 seasons, and Tyler Rogers' submarine act is now in Toronto. 🎯
The Giants are watching from home as the Brewers host the Rays in Game 1 of the World Series. Brewers fans have a Misiorowski (1.80 ERA) to cheer. Giants fans have a rooting interest: the Brewers knocked out the Dodgers. Pick a side. ⚾
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