NOVEMBER 3 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 80-82 · 4TH IN NL WEST
80-82 · 4TH IN NL WEST
News and Notes: Former Blue Jay Robbie Ray didn't opt out of his contract with the Giants A former Blue Jay is staying put.
Giants' Wilmer Flores exercises option, Robbie Ray staying put San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores exercised his $3.5 million player option for 2025 on Saturday.Meanwhile, left-hander Robbie Ray...
NOVEMBER 3 • KANSASCITY.COM
Robbie Ray - Doesn't opt out of deal Ray (hamstring) will not opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Giants, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Impact Ray missed the first half of the 2024 campaign while recovering from a Tommy John procedure he underwent in May 2023. Once he returned, he was able to make seven starts for the Giants before a strained left hamstring cut his season short in August. Because of his injury history, he likely wouldn't receive an offer in free agency close to the $50 million he's due to make over the next two years, so it was relatively easy to predict that the 33-year-old southpaw would choose to stay in San Francisco.
NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Ray declines opt-out; Flores exercises player option with Giants One day after left-hander Blake Snell opted out, two other Giants veterans decided to opt in. Lefty Robbie Ray will remain in the Giants’ ro...
NOVEMBER 2 • MLB.COM
Wilmer Flores - Sticking with Giants Flores (knee) exercised his $3.5 million player option for 2025 on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Impact Flores slashed just .206/.277/.318 with 26 RBI across 242 plate appearances in 2024 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in late July. Given his poor performance and injured knee, he was unlikely to receive more than $3.5 million on the open market, making it easy to see why he chose to opt in for 2025. It's unknown if he'll be ready for the start of spring training.
NOVEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
San Francisco Giants Veteran Makes Expected Move and Avoids Free Agency The San Francisco Giants often injured ace made the expected move on Saturday afternoon ahead of MLB free agency opening up. In a flurry of...
NOVEMBER 2 • SI.COM
From Division II to the Fall League, Giants righty looks to be a keeper SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – On June 9, Elijah Pleasants had his best outing of the year with nine strikeouts over six frames of two-run ball. The fa...
NOVEMBER 2 • MLB.COM
Blake Snell's Opt Out Emblematic of Flawed Front Office Decision Making by Fired GM Farhan Zaidi’s tenure as the San Francisco Giants’ president of baseball operations ended on a low note, with two of his more recent decisio...
NOVEMBER 2 • SI.COM
A new pitching prize has entered the free agency market with two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell opting out from Giants - The Boston Globe Snell, 31, was 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts, throwing a no-hitter at Cincinnati on Aug. 2. He struck out 145 and walked 44 in 104 inning...
NOVEMBER 2 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Blake Snell opts out of second year with Giants, set to test free-agent market again After one season with the Giants, two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell is headed back to free agency...
NOVEMBER 2 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Reports: LHP Blake Snell opts out of Giants deal After just one year with San Francisco, two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will test free agency, opting out of the second year of h...
NOVEMBER 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Former Cy Young Winner Blake Snell Opts Out Of Contract, Elects Free Agency Former Cy Young winner and San Francisco Giants ace Blake Snell has opted out of his contract and entered free agency.
NOVEMBER 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell opts out of contract with Giants
Left-hander Blake Snell has exercised his right to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants to become a free agent for the second straight offseasonNOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Snell hits open market after opting out of Giants deal As expected, ace left-hander Blake Snell has opted out of his contract with the Giants to become a free agent. It is the second straight off...
NOVEMBER 1 • MLB.COM
Donovan Walton - Outrighted to Sacramento Walton cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A Sacramento, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Impact Walton appeared in nine games for the Giants in 2024, during which he went 3-for-22 with a home run and two RBI. Most of his time was spent in Sacramento, however, where he slashed .305/.377/.438 with 51 RBI across 387 plate appearances. The 30-year-old infielder now seems destined to remain in the minors to start the 2025 campaign and continue serving as organizational depth.
NOVEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Zack Minasian promoted to Giants' general manager, joining brother, Angels' Perry Minasian, as GMs
Zack Minasian has been promoted to general manager of the San Francisco Giants, joining the Los Angeles Angels’ Perry Minasian to make the brothers both big league GMsNOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reports: Giants set to hire Zack Minasian as GM For the first in Major League Baseball history, two brothers will simultaneously serve as general managers, as the San Francisco Giants are...
NOVEMBER 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Dieter Kurtenbach: A month into Buster Posey's tenure, these are the same ol' Giants Baseball’s GM meetings start next Tuesday. Will the Giants have one to send? For all the haste of Bu...
OCTOBER 30 • SACBEE.COM
Union head Tony Clark: MLB teams are 'blowing out' pitchers, risking injuries and limiting innings
Players’ association head Tony Clark said teams are encouraging pitchers to throw as hard as possible, leading to more injuries and minimizing the importance of starting pitchersOCTOBER 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Will Juan Soto-Yankees engagement end with a ring — and a $600 million deal?
Juan Soto has likely added tens of millions to his market value after a career year with the Yankees. But would winning the World Series mak...OCTOBER 25
A's temporary home in Sacramento will have grass instead of artificial turf
The nomadic Athletics will play home games on grass as they move from Oakland to Sacramento next season rather than the artificial turf initially planned at Sutter Health ParkOCTOBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 Giants prospects who could have big impact in 2025 Thirteen rookies debuted with the Giants in 2024, giving new president of baseball operations Buster Posey a solid core of homegrown talent...
OCTOBER 21 • MLB.COM
As MLB's largest payrolls near World Series, will Giants spend to contend? Boy, does this look bad for the competitive-balance crowd. Three of Major League Baseball’s final fo...
OCTOBER 20 • SACBEE.COM
Giants owner Charles Johnson's 2024 political contributions total nearly $2M Charles B. Johnson, the San Francisco Giants’ principal owner, made a series of contributions primar...
OCTOBER 19 • SACBEE.COM
Giants announce J.P. Martinez as new pitching coach on Bob Melvin's staff With Bryan Price stepping aside this week, the San Francisco Giants on Friday officially announced t...
OCTOBER 19 • SACBEE.COM
