They’re not sellers. But are they actually buyers?
The 2025 MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, and we know one thing about the San Francisco Giants: they won’t be sellers. It’s not their philosophy, and the team has been too competitive this year for them to go that route, barring a staggering collapse over the next week. Plus, there’s no Blake Snell or Carlos Rodón on the roster this year, who represents an obvious name to deal at the deadline.
So if they’re not sellers, we can assume they’re buyers. But how hard should they buy?
The Giants already lost some notable pieces in the Rafael Devers trade, namely former top pitching prospect Kyle Harrison and 2024 first-rounder James Tibbs III. Are they willing to further hurt their inventory of young, promising players to address a need for this season?
There’s also the matter of position. The Giants sure could use another starter, but those are extremely costly. They could use another hitter, but where would he play? They could use a left-handed reliever, but I’m not sure they’ll find anyone better than Joey Lucchesi and Matt Gage, who are pitching very well. They keep being linked to second basemen, even though the available ones are probably worse than Casey Schmitt. Everyone is clamoring for a backup catcher, but no one seems aware that there’s no such thing as really good backup catchers, let alone available ones.
I would assume they’ll buy, but not do anything too big. A modest pickup that costs them a lower-level prospect or a back-of-the-40-man-roster player. Given Zack Minasian’s recent quotes, maybe something bigger is up their sleeve … but should it be?