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Cranz is a 23 year old righty. 7th round pick in the 2024 draft, has made his way up to AAA. Velo jumped up to 95 this year with swing-and-miss shape and a couple of breakers. Reliever only in the minors

So the Giants will need to make a coaching staff change after all. This leaves Oscar Bernard as the lone hitting coach, and he has the assistant title at the present moment. There are a couple of big names on the coaching free agent market: Kevin Long, Jeff Albert

The other world is that the Giants decide to make a huge splash for Gunnar Henderson, but that kind of trade would nuke their farm and I don't think they'd want to do that

Not seeing much of a fit for the Giants. Bradish (while I do like him) has an extremely bloated 5/$90MM that's only just starting in 2027. Baz has 4/$66.2MM left. Helsley is a 1/$14MM potential closer, but missed most of last year with an elbow injury. Maybe Cowser to play CF?

One potential Harrison Bader suitor emerges

Players predicted by at least one writer to land with Giants 21. Imanaga, 2/$40M 38. Iglesias, 1/$17MM 42. Okert, 2/$14MM 49. Ward, 1/$12MM Giants aren't being seen as a team that could make a splash like in previous years.

Giants have 6 pitchers on their 40-man roster in the rehab process: Randy Rodríguez (pitching in AFL) Rowan Wick Hayden Birdsong Trevor McDonald Carson Whisenhunt Blade Tidwell

Wick’s option was for the league minimum, but declining his option kicks him to arbitration. They’ll have decisions to make on him, Walker, and Hentges primarily in a couple of weeks.

There's always going to be a concern that a 39 year old closer will lose a tick of velo and that will be curtains. But this is the area you're mining if you're not willing to pay a substantial sum for a reliever

Yes and no. He has a 1.3 HR/9 over the last two years with a career mark at 0.88. But on a pitch level data, he still held batters to a .194 xBA and saw his K-rate rebound. Fwiw, his ERA has far out-performed his FIP and xFIP over the last eight years

Raisel Iglesias will be expensive– he made $16MM last year and is coming off a great year. David Bednar will come on a huge contract. Evan Phillips has been a closer in the past and could also be an option.

If the Giants want to get their proven closer at a relatively decent cost, Kenley Jansen makes a lotta sense. They were linked to him in 2022.

Was doing a cursory scan of what FA pitchers could exceed GenPub expectations. Most of these guys are without a QO: Skubal, May, Gray, Griffin Rogers got one. Holmes missed too much time to get 2 WAR. Severino opted in. nitter.cf/ImNotHuman123/status/2…

FA, with 2.0+ fWAR in 2026, without a QO attached: Tarik Skubal Luis Arraez Ty France Jazz Chisholm Jr Sonny Gray Kevin Gausman Nick Martinez Dustin May Michael Soroka Michael King Ian Happ Foster Griffin Mauricio Dubón Casey Mize Tyler Mahle

The general rule for tendering QOs is that you do it if it is likely that the player could receive a $50MM or greater contract. So whatever 3/$39MM deal you thought Morejon was getting can be thrown out the window (he’s likely getting 3x that money)

Unsurprisingly, Giants would have to give up substantial compensation to acquire the top-of-market closer in Bednar. Also true for Adrian Morejon, if teams don’t see him as a starter.