San Francisco Giants

Following the 2023 season, the San Francisco Giants had an offseason of moves that suggested they felt the roster was ready to compete for a World Series ring. Snell's time with the Giants has been well documented. San Francisco will have to try to bring him back in free agency, as they didn't work out an extension mid-season. Chapman turned from a short term deal with multiple opt outs to a long term extension that turned him into one of the faces of the franchise.

The San Francisco Giants have done a decent job finding international talent over the past few years, a promising sign as they look to continue developing their international scouting department. Finding players who have found success in other countries is always a positive, as most of the top players in Major League Baseball aren't from America. There will be an opportunity for them to do so again this winter, and while Roki Sasaki will be the top prize for any team that lands him if he gets posted, there's another Japanese pitcher who could be flying under the radar. Sugano is an interesting free agency name because he's 35 years old, and it's tough to predict the type of contract he might land.

The 2024 World Series has pit two of the biggest teams in baseball against each other for a championship: the Los Angeles D

The San Francisco Giants did not get what they had hoped to out of a previous slashing signing, but were they the issue the whole time? Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer recently examined the upcoming MLB free agency class to find players that could potentially become superstars when they depart their current squads. Giants outfielder Michael Conforto was one of those players mentioned. Conforto came over to San Francisco a couple of years ago after missing a season of baseball.

Ten years ago today, on October 29, 2014, pitcher Madison Bumgarner won the title of most valuable player in the 2014 World Series, after leading the San Francisco Giants to their third title in five years. In a moment that went instantly viral, Bumgarner was presented a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado by Chevrolet Kansas City Zone Manager Rick Wilde.

The San Francisco Giants are facing the severe need to upgrade across the lineup after missing the postseason for the seventh time in the last eight years while the roster has simply not been good enough as of late. One player who went into the 2024 season looking to take the next step coming off of a career best 2023 was utility infielder Wilmer Flores, but it just didn't really work out for the veteran as he suffered through numerous injuries throughout the season. Flores went from 126 games played in 2023 to just 71 in 2024 with his numbers dropping like a rock as well. From a career best .863 OPS to a career worst .595, Flores was simply a different player this season than he was the previous season as it became apparent that injuries were impacting him.

There have been 21 sweeps in World Series history . The American League has 13 sweeps under its belt, while the National League has eight. Eight of the 13 American League sweeps have been dealt by the New York Yankees . In the National League, the New York/ San Francisco Giants have achieved three sweeps, while the Cincinnati Reds have two sweeps to their name. With one more win, the Los Angeles Dodgers can sweep the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series . Check out the full list of World Series sweeps now: 2012 : San Francisco Giants over Detroit Tigers 2007 : Boston Red Sox over Colorado Rockies 2005 : Chicago White Sox over Houston Astros 2004 : Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals

The San Francisco Giants are hoping to work their way back to the postseason after three straight underwhelming seasons that followed their surprise 107-win 2021 campaign. One area in which the Giants need to improve is supplementing their roster with young, cost-controlled talent, which would allow them to devote payroll monies towards finally signing that superstar that has eluded them across multiple winters. The Giants have been in the running for many marquee free agents in the last few offseasons, from Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani to Carlos Correa and Bryce Harper before that, but have seemingly always fallen short. Baseball America, doing their annual "draft report card" article that doesn't actually have grades in it, had several significant notes about the players that San Francisco selected in July and the consensus is that there is plenty of high-level talent to be had in the class.

It was a tough year for the San Francisco Giants. The Giants will have a chance to fix some of their issues this winter, and while they have to improve in multiple areas, they have an excellent opportunity to complete that task. San Francisco struggled throughout the campaign for multiple reasons. Camilo Doval was at the top of that list.

The San Francisco Giants desperately need to upgrade their bullpen and could do so with the the best closer in free agency, but it's going to cost them. MLB's upcoming group of free agents will feature a handful of interesting closers, but none are better than San Diego Padres star Tanner Scott. As Jim Bowden of The Athletic examined the top of free agency to find potential contract values and the most likely landing spots, the Giants were mentioned as a potential candidate to bring Scott in.

The San Francisco Giants are in desperate need of some power. Matt Chapman hit 27 home runs in 2024, and Heliot Ramos broke out in a big way, but they still haven't had a 30 home run hitter since 2007. There are a lot of free agents who will be getting a huge contract this offseason, but Christian Walker should be on the Giants radar this winter. Walker is coming off a season in which he mashed 26 home runs, drove in 84 and an .803 OPS.

One thing the San Francisco Giants are looking to do this winter is become younger and more athletic across their lineup, something that was clearly lacking this past season based on the veterans they had on the roster and injuries that piled up. As the Giants figure out a way to get younger while still having a productive offense that can compete for a spot in the playoffs, they're weighing if they should pursue more players on the open market or turn things over to some star prospects. At first base, that conversation features their No. 1 guy Bryce Eldridge. Taken 16th overall in the 2023 draft, he flew up San Francisco's pipeline in his first full season of professional baseball to reach Triple-A to close the year after beginning in Single-A.

The MLB offseason is closing in quickly and the San Francisco Giants are looking to be big-time players as they try to get back to being serious National League contenders. One area that they could look to improve is at first base. Looking at the free agency market, there are quite a few intriguing pieces at first base. Pete Alonso is a possibility, but his price tag could be a bit higher than the Giants are looking to pay.

The worst outcome for the San Francisco Giants this winter would be losing any of their top free agent targets to the Los Angeles Dodgers. It's more than fair to suggest the Dodgers are in a different tier than the Giants right now. In fact, it'll take a lot for San Francisco to even be in the same talks as Los Angeles.

The San Francisco Giants are clearly littered with problems after another missed postseason, now making it seven times in the last eight seasons that there has been no October baseball in the Bay Area. In Posey's first offseason at the helm, one of his first big decisions is going to be what to do about ace pitcher Blake Snell. The two-time Cy Young winner seems poised to decline his $30 million player option and instead head to free agency where he will try to cash in on a multi-year deal valued at least at that $30 million AAV or potentially even more. As Snell's decision looms, Zach Pressnell of FanSided says that keeping the ace is critical for San Francisco this winter.

Heliot Ramos and Tyler Fitzgerald are looking to prove their breakout San Francisco Giants seasons in 2024 weren't flukes.

The Giants reportedly are promoting JP Martinez to San Francisco's pitching coach after Bryan Price's exit this offseason.

The Giants missed the postseason despite some major offseason additions.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is displaying artifacts from the Giants' historic game against the Arizona Cardinals at Rickwood Field.

The San Francisco Giants reportedly are seen as being among the possible landing spots for Milwaukee Brewers slugger Willy Adames this offseason.

Former Giants first baseman J.T. Snow believes San Francisco shouldn't retain left-handed starting pitcher Blake Snell.

The Giants legend will be busy as the franchise's new president of baseball operations.