"Opportunity. That was the word of the day when Buster Posey and Tony Vitello answered questions on Tuesday about the composition of the Giants' bullpen. Opportunity, opportunity, opportunity. I think there's opportunity for a lot of guys. I think that's the first thing that comes to my mind, Posey, the team's president of baseball operations, said. So, when you have opportunity, it's exciting to me to see who wants to grab that opportunity and run with it."
"I think bullpens are the one piece of the team sometimes that is really hard to predict good or bad. Trades and injuries almost sapped the Giants' bullpen of its strength by the end of last season. Camilo Doval was traded to the Yankees, and Tyler Rogers was traded to the Mets. Randy Rodriguez underwent Tommy John surgery, and Erik Miller sustained a left elbow sprain in early July that never healed. Ryan Walker was the team's only core reliever who ended the season on the active roster."
"San Francisco's bullpen still had a fine season, finishing fourth in the majors in ERA (3.48) and sixth in FIP (3.76). This group of relievers, however, doesn't form the foundation of a shutdown bullpen. Bullpens are hard to forecast, but the Giants project to have one of the worst bullpens in the majors. San Francisco barely invested in its bullpen this offseason. They gave a pair of one-year deals to left-hander Sam Hentges ($1.4 million) and right-hander Jason Foley ($2 million), the latter of whom will not be healthy until midseason."
The Giants enter the season with significant bullpen uncertainty after trading Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers and losing Randy Rodriguez and Erik Miller to major injuries. Only Ryan Walker remained among core relievers on the active roster at season's end. The bullpen finished fourth in MLB ERA (3.48) and sixth in FIP (3.76) but lacks dominant high-octane arms and a shutdown foundation. Offseason moves were modest, including one-year deals for Sam Hentges and Jason Foley and claiming Reiver Sanmartin. Limited investment and uneven depth project the unit low in rankings.
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