Giants Still In The Market For Pitching

"That's not especially surprising. Foley is recovering from shoulder surgery and is expected to start the season on the injured list. The bullpen was a strength for San Francisco in 2025 but they traded Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers at the deadline. Randy Rodríguez required Tommy John surgery in September. Joey Lucchesi was non-tendered last month. The Giants have subsequently signed Sam Hentges and Foley but that's not going to make up for what they've lost."

"In the rotation, Justin Verlander became a free agent at season's end. The Houser signing will make up for that loss to some degree but the Giants will understandably want to do more. The club's rotation had a collective 4.10 ERA this year, putting them 17th among big league teams. As of now, and are the front two. Houser and Landen Roupp should have two more spots spoken for."

"That leaves one spot for a group consisting of Kai-Wei Teng, Carson Whisenhunt, Blade Tidwell, Trevor McDonald, Carson Seymour, Hayden Birdsong and Keaton Winn. That's a lot of arms and they all have their varying levels of appeal but no one in that group is fully established as a viable big leaguer. Each of them has less than 108 big league innings and they can all still be optioned to the minors."

Jason Foley was signed while recovering from shoulder surgery and is expected to start the season on the injured list. The bullpen lost Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers via trades, Randy Rodríguez required Tommy John surgery, and Joey Lucchesi was non-tendered; Sam Hentges and Foley were added, but gaps remain. Justin Verlander became a free agent and the Houser agreement partially offsets that departure. The rotation had a 4.10 ERA (17th in MLB). Houser and Landen Roupp project as the top two starters. A group of inexperienced pitchers — Kai-Wei Teng, Carson Whisenhunt, Blade Tidwell, Trevor McDonald, Carson Seymour, Hayden Birdsong and Keaton Winn — remain candidates for the final rotation spot; each has fewer than 108 big-league innings and can be optioned. Injuries during the season are likely to create opportunities.

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