The expectation around Major League Baseball is for Blake Snell to opt out of his contract with the San Francisco Giants. If he returns, he'd give the Giants a left-handed pitcher who's arguably the best in baseball. Perhaps it does, considering how rough his free agency was a year ago, but that's not expected to be the case once again. There's also a possibility that if he wants to return to San Francisco, both sides could get a new deal done.

MLB altered its playoff structure in 1969 and established the League Championship Series. The LCS is a showdown between the winners of the division series to determine which team will represent its respective league -- American League and National League -- in the World Series. Baseball expanded both the ALCS and NLCS in 1985, from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven series. Here's a look at notable stats from NLCS history: Franchise with the most appearances Los Angeles Dodgers , 15 Franchise with the most games played Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals are tied with 81 apiece Franchise with the most wins Los Angeles Dodgers, 39 Franchise with the most series wins Los Angeles Dodgers,

MLB altered its playoff structure in 1969 and established the League Championship Series. The LCS is a showdown between the winners of the division series to determine which team will represent its respective league -- American League and National League -- in the World Series. Baseball expanded both the ALCS and NLCS in 1985, from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven series. Here's a look at notable stats from NLCS history: Franchise with the most appearances Los Angeles Dodgers , 15 Franchise with the most games played Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals are tied with 81 apiece Franchise with the most wins Los Angeles Dodgers, 39 Franchise with the most series wins Los Angeles Dodgers,

MLB altered its playoff structure in 1969 and established the League Championship Series. The LCS is a showdown between the winners of the division series to determine which team will represent its respective league -- American League and National League -- in the World Series. Baseball expanded both the ALCS and NLCS in 1985, from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven series. Here's a look at notable stats from NLCS history: Franchise with the most appearances Los Angeles Dodgers , 15 Franchise with the most games played Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals are tied with 81 apiece Franchise with the most wins Los Angeles Dodgers, 39 Franchise with the most series wins Los Angeles Dodgers,

The San Francisco Giants' biggest strength in 2024 was their rotation. From aces Logan Webb and Blake Snell, to Kyle Harrison and Robbie Ray, they could rely on their pitching to give them a good outing day in and day out. Logan Webb, San Francisco's ace and leader, signed a long term deal and will be on the bump Opening Day. After yet another season with more than 200 innings and an All-Star appearance, he is one of the most reliable pitchers in baseball.

Since the end of 2021, Camilo Doval has been the locked in closer for the San Francisco Giants. In 2024, things could not have gone worse for the 26-year-old as he lost his closer job just one year after leading the NL in saves. Now, the Giants need to decide how they're going to handle it going forward. Doval came into the year as the closer, and while he recorded 23 saves, his ERA jumped from 2.93 to 4.88 and his walks per nine went from 3.5 to 5.9 and he struggled to find the strike zone.

The San Francisco Giants are in the market for a new general manager, and every name under the sun has been floated out there. From Brian Sabean, to Kim Ng, to Billy Owens, there are many names that have been rumored, but nothing concrete. Former Giants GM, Bobby Evans, now has some smoke around his name, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

The San Francisco Giants had rumored interest in acquiring a first baseman throughout the 2024 campaign. With multiple high-end free agents on the market, including Pete Alonso and Christian Walker, the Giants will have a few to choose from. Regarding Alonso, he has one of the more interesting free agencies coming up. It's uncertain if a team would be willing to give him up to $200 million, and there's always a possibility that the New York Mets want to bring him home.

Every baseball fan has their eyes glued to the National League Division Series between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Snell, who pitched for the Padres from 2021 through 2023, teased making an appearance at Dodger Stadium for Friday night's winner-take-all Game 5. The series has been nothing short of electrifying as the NL West rivals go at each other for the second time in the past three MLB playoffs.

As the San Francisco Giants prepare for the winter, they will have a lot of big decisions to make as they try to snap their playoff drought in recent years. This season, the Giants were once again stuck in mediocrity. This has been an issue for San Francisco for a few years now, and they have been trying desperately to break out of it. Over the last few years, the Giants have been trying to get players in free agency.

It's interesting because while the San Francisco Giants haven't necessarily hit on a big-name free agent over the past few offseasons, they've still done well for themselves. Blake Snell and Matt Chapman were two of the hottest names on the free agency market last winter. Despite them signing contracts with opt-outs, the Giants' front office made the right decision by signing both. The Giants need a guy like Juan Soto, but there have been challenges in landing those players over the past few offeasons.

The San Francisco Giants enter an offseason where bolstering starting pitching of a staff that was ranked 19th in the league in team ERA will be a priority. Understandably, much of the conversation with regards to San Francisco and free agent pitchers will revolve around the status of Blake Snell and what kind of offer team will give the two-time Cy Young winner assuming he opts out of his current 2-year, $62 million deal. 2021 Cy Young winner Robbie Ray missed a large chunk of the 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John and started just seven games, suffering another injury to his hamstring in August that effectively ended his first season in the Bay Area.

As a whole, the San Francisco Giants season was a major disappointment. After going 80-82 and finishing 18 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, there's clearly a lot they have to work on in the offseason. Of those include Blake Snell and a few arbitration-eligible guys. Of the players arbitration-eligible include right-handed closer Camilo Doval.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is displaying artifacts from the Giants' historic game against the Arizona Cardinals at Rickwood Field.

The Giants' memorable game against the St. Louis Cardinals at historic Rickwood Field now has a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Among the artifacts to be displayed in Cooperstown from San Francisco and St. Louis' unforgettable matchup are dirt from the Rickwood Field infield, the cap worn by Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn during the game, the Giants' dugout lineup card with a nod to Willie Mays and the ball from the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Negro League legend Bill Greason.

The Giants' memorable game against the St. Louis Cardinals at historic Rickwood Field now has a place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Among the artifacts to be displayed in Cooperstown from San Francisco and St. Louis' unforgettable matchup are dirt from the Rickwood Field infield, the cap worn by Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn during the game, the Giants' dugout lineup card with a nod to Willie Mays and the ball from the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Negro League legend Bill Greason.

Could the Giants be in the running for a power-hitting shortstop this winter? San Francisco is seen as being among the possible landing spots for Milwaukee Brewers slugger Willy Adames when he becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, the New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves also are in that group of potential suitors, though the Giants' biggest rival could be the favorite, per Heyman.

The San Francisco Giants reportedly are seen as being among the possible landing spots for Milwaukee Brewers slugger Willy Adames this offseason.

The San Francisco Giants finished under .500 for the second consecutive year and missed the postseason yet again. The team hasn't been to the postseason since winning the National League West in 2021, and they may be due for some big changes this offseason. The team has already extended third baseman Matt Chapman, but they are going to need a big bat to go with the slugger if they want to climb back towards contention in 2025. Josh Jacobs of FanSided listed San Francisco as a possible fit for catcher Willson Contreras in the event that the St. Louis Cardinals trade him.

The San Francisco Giants knew something needed to change. After a third-straight regular season ending in playoff disappointment, the Giants shook things up in a major way. The Giants have missed on countless free-agent bats in recent years, and their offense has languished as a result. On Sunday, insider Jon Heyman listed the Giants as one of the three early favorites for Adames, seemingly confirming that notion.