MLB Mailbag:

"I don't know if we're ever done. I think we're very comfortable with the five that we have and then the bundle of arms behind them. Our depth is in a much better spot than it was at the beginning of the offseason, so we're happy with where we're at. We'll keep working at it, but we do think this is a solid five-man rotation going into the spring."

"Like every team, they'll need reinforcements for injuries. Ray is 34 and 2025 was his first full season in three years. Houser is 33 and tossed a career-high 164 1/3 innings last year (Triple-A included). Roupp missed 24 days with elbow inflammation and then saw his season end in August with a deep bone bruise to his knee. Mahle missed over three months with shoulder soreness."

"The Giants are paying $21MM in AAV for Houser and Mahle this year, but neither can be counted on for a 2-WAR season. I don't know that Zac Gallen would be enough of an improvement over the Giants' existing back-end options, but slotting Framber Valdez in behind Webb would be huge. The Giants have a good team at present, but Valdez could add a crucial three wins over whoever he"

The Giants project a rotation built around Webb, Ray, Houser, Roupp, and Mahle, with a bundle of arms behind them including Hayden Birdsong, Kai-Wei Teng, Carson Seymour, Blade Tidwell, and Carson Whisenhunt, plus Trevor McDonald and Keaton Winn as additional options. Several starters carry age and recent injury histories: Ray is 34, Houser logged a career-high workload, Roupp battled elbow inflammation and a knee bone bruise, and Mahle missed over three months with shoulder soreness. The club is paying $21MM AAV for Houser and Mahle but neither is a guaranteed 2-WAR contributor. Framber Valdez remains unsigned despite being the top starter available, with potential sticking points including age, desire for multiple guaranteed years, or alleged clubhouse concerns, and his addition could yield roughly three extra wins compared with current back-end options.

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