Bailey has starting job locked up, but who will back up the No. 1 backstop?
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Here's how the Giants' relief corps is shaping up
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Giants add to shortstop talent with top position player in international class
Any time a young prospect’s ceiling is held in the same regard as Francisco Lindor and José Reyes, talent evaluators are going to sit up and listen. Josuar De Jesus Gonzalez, the No. 2 prospect in the 2025 international class per MLB Pipeline, has agreed to terms to join the
Here's the 2025 Spring Breakout schedule
Mark your calendars. Spring Breakout is back. The official dates and times of this year’s Spring Training prospect showcase were announced by Major League Baseball on Thursday. The Red Sox and Rays will begin this year’s edition on Thursday, March 13, in Port Charlotte, Fla., and the Reds and Brewers
Verlander buys into Colombian soccer club
Justin Verlander is preparing to enter the 20th season of his brilliant MLB career after recently signing a one-year contract with the Giants. But while the former MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner is all about baseball, he isn't all about baseball. Verlander and his wife, Kate Upton, are
Tyler Rogers' newborn son -- named Nolan Ryan! -- destined to be an ace
Giants right-hander Tyler Rogers is the owner of the slowest fastball in the Majors. But he and his wife, Jennifer, have paid homage to one of the game’s greatest fireballers with the new addition to their family. Tyler and Jennifer recently celebrated the birth of their second son and named
Eldridge makes 2025 Top 10 1B Prospects list
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2025 Top 100 Prospects list at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, with a one-hour show on MLB Network and MLB.com. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we'll examine baseball's top 10 prospects at each position.
High-A affiliate’s cap fits the bill on National Hat Day
We are celebrating the small yet mighty canvas that is the Minor League cap for National Hat Day. Clubs across the Minors utilize them as a fun way to represent their teams, regions and sometimes even their parent organizations. Not to mention they also look pretty sweet. Here's a close
2025 Spring Training first workout dates announced
Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, both for pitchers and catchers and full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2025 Spring Training.
Verlander's goal with Giants: 'Proving that I still have it'
Outside of his quest to reach 300 wins, there isn’t much left to accomplish for likely future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander. But he still has another goal in mind as he embarks on his 20th Major League season with the Giants, who finalized a one-year, $15 million deal with
Giants out of running for Sasaki after in-person meeting
On the same day they introduced likely future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander, the Giants revealed that they’re out of the running for another frontline starter. General manager Zack Minasian confirmed that the Giants met with Japanese ace Roki Sasaki but said the club had recently been informed that the
Injuries & Moves: Sabol, Kempner traded for int'l bonus pool space
The Giants’ injuries and roster moves page will be updated throughout the offseason.
Verlander, 3-time Cy winner, signs 1-year deal with Giants
Justin Verlander and the Giants on Saturday finalized a one-year deal that was first reported earlier this week. Verlander's contract is worth $15 million. Verlander, who turns 42 next month, is only two seasons removed from winning his third Cy Young Award in 2022 with the Astros. He signed a
A look at each club's top international prospect
The 2025 international signing window opens Wednesday, and this will be perhaps the most interesting period for that since Shohei Ohtani joined the Angels in 2017. Roki Sasaki has until Jan. 23 to sign with a Major League organization as part of the NPB posting rules, so he might not
Where Giants’ rotation stands with Verlander
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Giants avoid arbitration, settling with 3 players on '25 contracts
The Giants announced that they settled with their three remaining arbitration-eligible players on Thursday, agreeing to 2025 contracts with first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. and relievers Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers. Wade, 31, will earn $5 million this season, while Doval and Rogers will make $4.525 million and $5.25 million,
Giants snag Huff off waivers, adding to plethora of catching options
The Giants bolstered their catching depth on Wednesday by claiming Sam Huff off waivers from the Rangers. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, right-hander Austin Warren was designated for assignment. Huff, who will turn 27 on Jan. 14, has spent parts of four seasons with Texas, where he
Execs prospect poll: Top system? Best at drafting? Best at trading for prospects?
In the final installment of the MLB Pipeline Executives Poll, we’re pulling back from the granular and taking a more organizational perspective. After exploring individual players and tools, we’re using a wider lens to see what front offices think about … each other’s operations. All of the questions in Part
Key dates for remainder of Giants’ offseason
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Which prospects have the best tools? Front office execs weigh in
Let’s keep drilling down, shall we? In the first two parts of our MLB Pipeline Executive Poll, we asked front offices about who they thought will be the 2025 Rookies of the Year, who the top prospects are and, of course, some Roki Sasaki questions. In Part III, we asked
Here are the best players of the 2000s ... so far
In 1999, as the world anticipated the turn of the century and the dawn of a new millennium, MLB named its “All-Century Team,” selecting 30 players to represent baseball’s best of the 1900s. The All-Century Team was revealed at the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway Park in a memorable pregame
Execs prospects poll: No. 1 prospect, top hitter, pitcher and more
Our 2025 MLB Pipeline Poll kicked off with a look at Rookie of the Year favorites. In Part II, we take a deeper dive into what executives across all 30 MLB organizations think about the top prospects in the game. Who do executives think is the best overall prospect in
What's ahead for Giants in the new year?
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