"Mahle and Houser are back-end types rather than the top-of-the-rotation arm which many fans hoped the Giants would add when president of baseball operations Buster Posey called pitching the offseason focus. The team has consistently downplayed their desire to make expensive or long-term free agent commitments and their first couple moves align with that reluctance. Like every team, they'll continue to keep an eye on the rotation market, but general manager Zack Minasian suggested the Mahle and Houser moves may complete the rotation."
"We're very comfortable with the five that we have and then the bundle of arms behind them now to say that our depth is in a much better spot than it was at the beginning of the offseason," Minasian told reporters (links via John Shea of The San Francisco Standard and Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle). "We're happy with where we're at. We'll keep working at it but I do think this is a solid five-man rotation going into the spring."
The Giants finalized a one-year, $10MM contract with Tyler Mahle after a two-year, $22MM signing with Adrian Houser. Mahle and Houser project as back-end starters rather than top-of-the-rotation arms. The front office has downplayed making expensive or long-term free-agent commitments and framed these low-cost additions as aligning with that approach. General manager Zack Minasian said the club is comfortable with its five starters and that depth behind them is much improved from earlier in the offseason. Mahle and Houser would form the back three alongside Landen Roupp, while several younger arms on the 40-man roster provide depth and bullpen flexibility. The staff remains light on high-end starters beyond Webb.
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