"Right-hander didn't have the platform season he envisioned heading into free agency, but the former Cy Young finalist and All-Star nevertheless turned down a qualifying offer from the D-backs and hit the open market last month. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Giants have had conversations with Gallen's camp ( video link). MLB.com's Mark Feinsand adds the Angels and Tigers to the list of teams with interest in Gallen. He also indicates that the Orioles, Cubs and Braves have at least looked into Gallen."
"Gallen, who turned 30 in August, struggled through four brutal months to begin the 2025 season but ended with a flourish. Through the time of the trade deadline, the right-hander was lugging a 5.60 ERA toward the finish line. That ugly ERA came despite roughly average strikeout and walk rates (22.1% and 8.6%, respectively). He was getting hammered by the long ball, yielding 23 homers in his first 127 frames of the season (1.63 HR/9)."
"From August onward, Gallen looked more like his typical self. His strikeout rate dipped two percentage points, to a below-average 20.3%, but his walk rate improved to 7.1%. Most importantly, he cut back on the home runs. Gallen yielded just eight round-trippers in his final 65 innings - a rate of 1.11 per nine innings, which falls far more closely in line with his career mark (1.05)."
Zac Gallen declined a qualifying offer and entered free agency despite an uneven 2025 season. Several teams including the Giants, Angels, Tigers, Orioles, Cubs and Braves have shown interest. Gallen began the year with four difficult months, compiling a 5.60 ERA through the trade deadline while allowing 23 homers in 127 innings despite average strikeout and walk rates. From August onward he improved, lowering home-run rate and posting a 3.32 ERA over his final 11 starts. Gallen started 33 games in 2025 and has been notably durable, accumulating 734 innings since 2022.
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