"The Giants finished 2025 at an even 81-81, their fourth consecutive season without posting a winning record. The club, which recently hired Tony Vitello as its new manager, is clearly hoping to improve that performance in 2026. General manager Zack Minasian said as much in speaking to John Shea of the San Francisco Standard, noting that the Giants will be active in acquiring pitching depth during the offseason."
"" Right now there are holes," Minasian said. " It's not to say that some of those holes can't be filled from within... But obviously, if we can bring some pitching in from the outside to continue to build up depth and try and find quality, we're going to look at that as much as possible." Minasian later added that the club will be cautious of adding pitchers on long-term deals due to the risk of injury."
"San Francisco pitchers had a 3.84 combined ERA in 2025, ranking 10th-best in the majors. The team's 45.3% ground ball rate was the third-highest in the league, and they also did well at limiting hard contact, with a 39.6% hard hit rate that was sixth-best. In the rotation, much of that success came from ace Logan Webb, who posted a 3.22 ERA in 207 innings and got grounders at a well-above-average 53.2% clip. He was worth a career-high 5.5 fWAR."
The Giants finished 2025 at 81-81, marking a fourth straight non-winning season. The club hired Tony Vitello as manager and plans offseason moves to improve in 2026. General manager Zack Minasian identified holes in pitching and said the team will pursue additional pitching depth, while avoiding long-term contracts because of injury risk. San Francisco pitchers posted a 3.84 combined ERA, ranked 10th in MLB, with a 45.3% ground ball rate and a 39.6% hard-hit rate. Logan Webb anchored the rotation with a 3.22 ERA, 207 innings, a 53.2% ground-ball rate, and 5.5 fWAR. Depth issues and bullpen losses from trades remained concerns.
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