San Francisco Giants Remain Hunt for Critical Holes Amid Philly, Dodgers Splashes. The San Francisco Giants have made no significant moves to strengthen their roster this offseason, with manager Tony Vitello acknowledging that the team is looking to make improvements.
"We think it's a really fun roster," Vitello said. "It's almost got a parallel to a college team because it's high turnover with guys graduating or getting drafted. You've got a solid group of guys that are solidified... and then there's also open competition at several spots, whether it be on the position side or the pitching side."
The Giants' main priority is bolstering their starting rotation, which currently features Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, and Landen Roupp. President of baseball operations Buster Posey discussed the possibility of trading top prospect Bryce Eldridge, saying that the team "will listen" to offers.
"It's just going to be somewhat dependent on what our options are cost-wise, whether it's free agency or through the trade route," Posey said. "In a perfect world, you get as much pitching as you can."
The Giants have added outfielders Joey Wiemer and Justin Dean via trades and waivers, but they still have vacancies in their rotation, bullpen, and outfield. The team is expected to explore options at second base, where Casey Schmitt emerged as the starting second baseman last season.
However, Posey acknowledged that finding a reliable closer is difficult, saying "I think every team would love to have a lockdown closer but those are hard to come by."
Despite their lack of significant moves, the Giants are confident in their ability to strengthen their roster through trades and minor-league free agency. With Jeremy Shelley specializing in the minor-league free agent market, Posey pointed out that there are "guys down there that can probably pitch in different spots."
"We think it's a really fun roster," Vitello said. "It's almost got a parallel to a college team because it's high turnover with guys graduating or getting drafted. You've got a solid group of guys that are solidified... and then there's also open competition at several spots, whether it be on the position side or the pitching side."
The Giants' main priority is bolstering their starting rotation, which currently features Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, and Landen Roupp. President of baseball operations Buster Posey discussed the possibility of trading top prospect Bryce Eldridge, saying that the team "will listen" to offers.
"It's just going to be somewhat dependent on what our options are cost-wise, whether it's free agency or through the trade route," Posey said. "In a perfect world, you get as much pitching as you can."
The Giants have added outfielders Joey Wiemer and Justin Dean via trades and waivers, but they still have vacancies in their rotation, bullpen, and outfield. The team is expected to explore options at second base, where Casey Schmitt emerged as the starting second baseman last season.
However, Posey acknowledged that finding a reliable closer is difficult, saying "I think every team would love to have a lockdown closer but those are hard to come by."
Despite their lack of significant moves, the Giants are confident in their ability to strengthen their roster through trades and minor-league free agency. With Jeremy Shelley specializing in the minor-league free agent market, Posey pointed out that there are "guys down there that can probably pitch in different spots."
... it's definitely a high-risk, high-reward strategy. They've got some solid pieces on their roster, but that bullpen spot is still looking pretty bare 
. I'm not sure how tough it is gonna be for them to find a reliable closer - every team wants one! 
Like a decent closer... it's def hard to find one 
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. I mean, with Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, and Landen Roupp on board, you'd think they'd be able to make some noise in free agency or trade market 
. Plus, the whole "graduating" thing with Bryce Eldridge... it's like he's just gonna get traded away 
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. And hey, Jeremy Shelley is supposed to be able to sniff out some hidden gems in minor-league free agency 
. Fingers crossed they can pull off a trade or two before Spring Training starts 
. I mean, it's great that Tony Vitello likes his team, but sometimes you need to make some tough decisions to get ahead 
. And with the starting rotation being so weak, it's like they're setting themselves up for disaster 
. But hey, maybe Buster Posey knows something I don't 
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! The Giants just seem to be playing the waiting game, and it's getting old. They're basically saying they don't need anyone else because their current roster is good enough... yeah right 
. And what's up with the trade rumors? They're always talking about "listening" to offers but never actually making any moves. It feels like they're just trying to keep people guessing 
- it just doesn't happen often! Maybe Jeremy Shelley can help sniff out some hidden gems in the minor leagues? 
. gotta give credit tho, buster posey is doin his thang, tryna find them reliable closers... but i think the real question is can they keep up with the dodgers and phils? 
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