As a pending free agent surrounded by younger, cheaper and some more productive players at his own position, Michael Conforto may not fit into the Giants' plans for 2025. “It's a balance,” manager Bob Melvin said.

Not much has gone right this year for the San Francisco Giants, who have fallen below .500 and are on pace to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season. There have been several bright spots, however, notably Tyer Fitzgerald's historic power surge, Jordan Hicks' successful transition to the rotation and Blake Snell's no-hitter. The biggest one has arguably been Matt Chapman, who's putting the finishing touches on another All-Star-caliber season in his return to the Bay Area. The 31-year-old has proven to be one of the best signings of the offseason, slashing .249/.334/.446 with 22 home runs, 91 runs and 69 RBI.

Baseball America wrapped up its final prospect rankings of the 2024 regular season as it unveiled its Top 30 prospects for the San Francisco Giants on Friday. The site had already ranked first baseman Bryce Eldridge as a Top 100 prospect, moving him up to No. 37. Now, the site has re-ranked the rest of the system, with infielder Marco Luciano — who is with the Giants — was ranked No. 2. San Francisco promoted him shortly after rosters expanded on Sept. 1 with the hope of giving him additional playing time to determine his fit for next season.

The San Francisco Giants have an interesting couple of years ahead of them. Susan Slusser of San Francisco Chronicle was recently talking to people around baseball of the to find opinions on how the Oakland Athletics playing in Sacramento will affect the Giants' Triple-A affiliate. In doing so, one agent actually shared an interesting prediction for the future of San Francisco baseball thanks to the Athletics leaving.

The San Francisco Giants will have multiple ways to improve their team during the offseason. Factor in the possibility of losing Blake Snell, and the need for more talent is greater than ever. While that's a lot of money to give a player who's having a career year, he's been an excellent professional throughout his MLB tenure and should be worth the price. If anything, it's a positive sign the Giants aren't afraid to spend money.

For 50 years, Nate Colbert stood by himself atop the San Diego Padres' all-time home run list. The likes of Dave Winfield, Ken Caminiti, Phil Nevin, Adrian Gonzalez, Tony Gwynn and Fernando Tatis Jr. have powered long blasts while wearing San Diego uniforms. On Friday night, Colbert finally got company atop the leader board when Manny Machado hit two solo shots during the Padres' 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.

For 50 years, Nate Colbert stood by himself atop the San Diego Padres' all-time home run list. The likes of Dave Winfield, Ken Caminiti, Phil Nevin, Adrian Gonzalez, Tony Gwynn and Fernando Tatis Jr. have powered long blasts while wearing San Diego uniforms. On Friday night, Colbert finally got company atop the leader board when Manny Machado hit two solo shots during the Padres' 5-1 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants.

Manager Stephen Vogt told reporters that the veteran should be ready to pitch early next week.

Manny Machado went deep twice and tied the Padres' record for career homers as San Diego beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday. Machado's second homer of the night, his 25th of the year, soared into the second deck in left field to start the bottom of the eighth inning. It was his 163rd homer with San Diego, tying Nate Colbert's 50-year old record.

San Francisco Giants (69-73, fourth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (81-62, second in the NL West) San Diego; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (11-9, 3.43 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 154 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (12-10, 3.62 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 201 strikeouts) : LINE Padres -153, Giants +129; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants visit the San Diego Padres looking to break a three-game road slide. San Diego has an 81-62 record overall and a 40-33 record in home games. The Padres are 64-19 in games when they out-hit their opponents. San Francisco has a 69-73 record overall and a 29-41 record in road games. The Giants have a 49-5 record in games when

San Francisco Giants (69-73, fourth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (81-62, second in the NL West) San Diego; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (11-9, 3.43 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 154 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (12-10, 3.62 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 201 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -153, Giants +129; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants visit the San Diego Padres looking to break a three-game road slide. San Diego has an 81-62 record overall and a 40-33 record in home games. The Padres are 64-19 in games when they out-hit their opponents. San Francisco has a 69-73 record overall and a 29-41 record in road games. The Giants have a 49-5

The San Francisco Giants have shifted their focus to 2025, but if they can't clean up defensive issues and fox their road woes, next season might not be much better than this season.

Manny Machado went deep twice and tied the Padres' record for career homers as San Diego beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Friday. Machado's second homer of the night, his 25th of the year, soared into the second deck in left field to start the bottom of the eighth inning. It was his 163rd homer with San Diego, tying Nate Colbert's 50-year old record. Michael King (12-8) fanned eight in six innings and limited San Francisco to one run on six hits and a walk.

The San Francisco Giants made a defensive miscue in the first inning and never were able to recover in their loss to the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco Park.

Manny Machado homered twice to tie Nate Colbert for San Diego's all-time record with 163 and lead the Padres to a 5-1 win against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Machado had a solo shot in the first and then matched Colbert with an impressive drive into the second deck in left field leading off the eighth. Machado tied Colbert with 20 games to go in his sixth season in San Diego.

Out of the playoff race, the Giants are committed to playing the kids this September. Making his second spot start in place of Robbie Ray, Mason Black surrendered four of the Padres runs and put the Giants (69-73) in an early hole. Three of the Padres' four runs came in the first inning, aided by some shoddy defense, and Black rebounded to retire 13 of the final 16 batters he faced before being chased from the game after back-to-back two-out base hits in the fifth.

Out of the playoff race, the Giants are committed to playing the kids this September. Making his second spot start in place of Robbie Ray, Mason Black surrendered four of the Padres runs and put the Giants (69-73) in an early hole. Three of the Padres' four runs came in the first inning, aided by some shoddy defense, and Black rebounded to retire 13 of the final 16 batters he faced before being chased from the game after back-to-back two-out base hits in the fifth.

A pair of NL West rivals take the field for a three-game series starting on Friday, Sept. 6 when the San Diego Padres welcome the San Francisco Giants to Petco Park in San Diego. The game is scheduled to start at 9:40 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV+. Fans looking to watch this MLB game can do so with an Apple TV+ subscription. Apple TV+ offers a 7-day free trial for new users and is $9.99 a month afterward. Instead, Giants vs. Padres will be streamed exclusively on Apple TV+ as part of a Friday Night Baseball doubleheader.

The San Francisco Giants are giving their rookie another look at the MLB level, but another weak stretch could have big implications in the long term. MLB.com's Maria Guardado looked around the Giants' roster for the person with the 'most to prove' down the stretch and came up with rookie Marco Luciano. "Once viewed as the shortstop of the future [in San Francisco], Luciano is now expected to get an extended look at second base in September and try to show that he's capable of learning the position on the fly in the Majors," said Guardado. "If he continues to look shaky on defense, the Giants may need to reevaluate where the 22-year-old rookie fits best into their long-term plans and whether they'd be better served seeking out more middle infield help in free agency this offseason."

The Giants already have one starting pitcher past his previous career-high workload on the injured list with inflammation in his shoulder, and now they have another. Left-hander Kyle Harrison was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday prior to the Giants' series opener against the Padres. In a corresponding move, the club recalled right-handed reliever Austin Warren from Triple-A Sacramento.