"Adrian Houer and Tyler Mahle, a pair of veteran right-handers who project more as floor-raisers than ceiling-raisers, don't meet the bar for splashy signing status. Houser is coming off his best year but has had an up-and-down career; Mahle has battled injuries for the last four seasons. The Giants forecast that they wouldn't spend big, and they proceeded to stick with the script."
"Still, the number of vacancies in the Giants' rotation hit zero with Mahle's one-year deal becoming official on Monday morning. Between the projected rotation of Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Mahle, Houser, Landen Roupp and the team's younger starters (Hayden Birdsong, Blade Tidwell, Carson Whisenhunt, Trevor McDonald, Kai-Wei Teng), San Francisco has more depth now compared to October."
"One of the people responsible for the 31-year-old Mahle landing in San Francisco is a certain future Hall of Fame manager with unquestioned clout. Bruce Bochy managed Mahle for two seasons with the Texas Rangers in 2024 and '25 before re-joining the Giants as a special advisor to baseball operations. During MLB's Winter Meetings, Bochy provided the Giants' brass with a ringing endorsement of Mahle, who had a 2.18 ERA over 16 starts with the Rangers last season."
The Giants signed veteran right-hander Tyler Mahle to a one-year deal and retained Adrian Houser, eliminating remaining rotation vacancies. The projected rotation now features Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Mahle, Houser and Landen Roupp, supported by a group of younger starters. The additions increase organizational depth compared with October and reduce the need for further starting-pitching acquisitions. General manager Zack Minasian described comfort with the five-man rotation and improved depth behind it. Bruce Bochy, serving as a special advisor, strongly endorsed Mahle based on their prior work together and Mahle's recent performance.
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