There may be no single Arizona Fall League hitting prospect that is more highly-touted than San Francisco Giants first baseman Bryce Eldridge. MLB Pipeline recently selected the top prospect for each Major League team going into the AFL, which starts on Monday. Naturally, Eldridge was the Giants' selection. There are players that are ranked higher in MLB Pipeline's Top 100 (Eldridge is No. 35).

Now that the minor-league season has concluded, Baseball America compiled the pitchers that threw at least one pitch of 100 mph or higher during the season. While there is a significant emphasis on velocity in baseball these days, the number of pitchers that can unlock triple digits is still a small cohort. The site compiled 90 prospects who did it at least once, not including prospects that graduated from their rankings in 2024 (so no Paul Skenes, for example). The San Francisco Giants have two prospects who had that magical speed.

When the San Francisco Giants signed Blake Snell to a contract with an opt-out after the first year last offseason, they understood the risk of potentially losing him. Fast forward a season later, and the chances of Snell leaving seem bigger than ever. The left-hander was once believed to be returning to the Giants, but after he impressed with a massive second half, there's little to no doubt he'll be departing in free agency. The market for the two-time Cy Young Award winner should be tough, as there are many clubs around Major League Baseball that could use his services on the bump.

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Buster Posey, the San Francisco Giants' new president of baseball operations, explained to KNBR's Greg Papa and John Lund how valuable catcher Patrick Bailey is to the organization right now.

The San Francisco Giants are undergoing a major change in the front office changes, but still have a lot to look forward to in their future. Now, the clock has begun on getting their top two prospects to the Big Leagues, and MLB Pipeline has both of them in their new top 100. 2024 was the year of Bryce Eldridge for the Giants. The 19-year-old began the season with Single-A San Jose and ended the season all the way up with Triple-A Sacramento.

The San Francisco Giants have been trying to add more international talent to their squad for years now and could have a second chance at a Japanese ace this offseason. ESPN Insider Jeff Passan recently shared that Nippon Professional Baseball veteran Tomoyuki Sugano is expected to finally sign with an MLB team after a resurgent year of baseball in Japan. Sugano, about to be 35, worked his way to a very impressive 1.67 ERA over 24 starts this past season. Back in 2020, he was posted for MLB clubs and the Giants were reportedly one of the teams in the mix to sign him.

The San Francisco Giants have multiple areas of need to focus on in the offseason. Of the positions they need to upgrade is first base. While the Giants didn't get bad production out of the first base position, with LaMonte Wade posting a 121 OPS+, they could use a slugger who could come in and hit 25-plus home runs. In 2024, Wade hit just eight home runs, which is somewhat of an issue out of a position that needs power.

Few teams ended the 2024 Major League Baseball season with a more sour taste in their mouths than the San Francisco Giants. For the third straight season, the Giants came into the spring with high hopes of playoff contention and finished in the middle of the pack. Worse still, they finished in fourth place in the National League West for the second consecutive year, solidifying their new spot in the pecking order. Every winter, the Giants seem to fail in their pursuit of marquee free agents, from Aaron Judge to Shohei Ohtani to Carlos Correa.

The San Francisco Giants front office should have a clear outlook on what they need to do in the offseason. At the top of that list should be Juan Soto, arguably the best hitter in Major League Baseball. While San Francisco hasn't played well over the past few years, it isn't because of their lack of spending. Regarding Soto, the expectation is that it could come down to the New York Yankees or New York Mets.

There's no other way to really cut it; the 2024 season for the San Francisco Giants as a massive disappointment. The front office spent a ton of money ahead of the campaign, bringing in what they felt were upgrades to help push the team back into playoff contention. Reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell was signed in free agency, while former award winner Robbie Ray was acquired in a trade from the Seattle Mariners. Jordan Hicks was also signed, reshaping the rotation headlined by Logan Webb.

What used to be one of baseball's most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book. Since baseball began the long, not-so-direct path toward ridding performance enhancers from its clubhouses — an effort that started meekly in 2002, a year after Bonds set the record — only Judge has eclipsed Roger Maris' once-hallowed record of 61 home runs in a season.

Former Giants first baseman J.T. Snow believes San Francisco shouldn't retain left-handed starting pitcher Blake Snell.

This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw legendary broadcaster Vin Scully call the final game of his illustrious career, Steve Finley clinch the 2004 National League West title in grand fashion, four players reach 30 home runs and Sandy Koufax dominate in the 1963 World Series. Having decided to retire after the 2016 season, Scully made an exception to his schedule and traveled with the team for their road series against the San Francisco Giants.

The San Francisco Giants finished the season on a high note, but ultimately missed out on the playoffs for the third straight year. Now they will look to bringing Blake Snell back, among other big free agents. Before that, though, they have to find out who will be leaving before the 2025 season. According to MLB Trade Rumors, players outrighted off a team's 40 man roster can elect free agency before the end of the World Series and have "requisite service time and/or multiple career outrights necessary to reach free agency."

The San Francisco Giants will pay a visit to Atlanta's Truist Field next year wearing their traditional gray uniforms with the city's name across it. When the All-Star Game comes around in July, the Giants that are selected and play will be wearing their timeless cream jerseys with Giants across the front, as MLB made a chance to the All-Star Game uniforms on Monday. The league announced that next year's game teams will revert to the game's roots, as National League players will wear their home white jerseys and American League players will wear their road gray jerseys.

The San Francisco Giants' outfielder Lee Jung-hoo returned home Tuesday following a rookie season cut short by a shoulder injury in May. Lee signed a six-year, $113 million contract with the Giants in December but only played in 37 games in 2024, after suffering a left shoulder injury on May 12. Lee, the 2022 MVP in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Kiwoom Heroes, batted .262/.310/.331 with two home runs, eight RBIs and two steals for the Giants, while making some highlight-reel plays in center field.

The Giants legend will be busy as the franchise's new president of baseball operations.

It used to be that hardcore baseball fans counted the home runs Barry Bonds hit during batting practice for the Giants, even at spring training before he had begun to find his real groove that came in the regular season. Before that, Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001 for Major League Baseball's single-season record, a mark Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes might one day be broken by his own slugger Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani. Judge is thrilled Bonds is now watching him, because it used to be the other way around when the New York outfielder was a boy playing ball in California's Central Valley. “He was one of my favorite baseball players growing up,” Judge said.

The San Francisco Giants' outfielder Lee Jung-hoo returned home Tuesday following a rookie season cut short by a shoulder injury in May. Lee signed a six-year, $113 million contract with the Giants in December but only played in 37 games in 2024, after suffering a left shoulder injury on May 12. Lee, the 2022 MVP in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Kiwoom Heroes, batted .262/.310/.331 with two home runs, eight RBIs and two steals for the Giants, while making some highlight-reel plays in center field.