The San Francisco Giants are coming off of one of their more disappointing seasons in the long and storied history of the franchise. Now three years removed from a 107-win campaign, the sentiment becomes more and more prevalent that it was a fluke and the team's ability is much closer to what they have shown us in the years since. Things were supposed to be much different this year, even though it was always going to be hard for the Giants to contend with the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the latter of which are still celebrating their second World Series Championship of the last five years. San Francisco signed Snell to a two-year, $62 million deal, which included a player option for the 2025 season, the one little detail that has turned everything on its head.

Blake Snell signed a two-year deal with the Giants after he and agent Scott Boras found no free agent takers until March.

After one season with the Giants, two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell is headed back to free agency in search of the long-term deal that eluded him last winter. Snell, as expected, on Friday declined his $38.5 million player option, according to the Giants. The lefty, who turns 32 in December, is expected to receive a lot of interest in the free agent market.

The San Francisco Giants underwent a big roster reconstruction last offseason and they appear poised to do the same thing for a second straight year. With the hire of Buster Posey and reported elevation of Zack Minasion to general manager, they may want to shape the team in their own vision. One of the possible moves that could be made is to move Mike Yastrzemski, who MLB Trade Rumors named a candidate to be traded. Yastrzemski has been one of the longest tenured Giants after being acquired via trade in 2019.

The legendary Mexican pitcher died just before the Dodgers’ World Series win against the New York Yankees

2010: Compare the Dodgers lineup this year and the Giants lineup then, and you'll wonder how San Francisco ever did it. The Giants' pitching was dominant throughout, with ace Tim Lincecum winning the first game and the finale.

The San Francisco Giants have tried for years to find a superstar that will push them over the edge into becoming contenders again, will this finally be their year? Juan Soto and the New York Yankees just lost the World Series and now must head into an offseason full of unknowns. In ranking the top 10 landing spots for the slugger, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report snuck San Francisco into his list at No. 8, meaning there may be a chance. "Convincing Soto to come to a pitcher-friendly ballpark won't be easy, and sharing a division with the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks also makes for an uphill battle to climb into the playoff picture," said Reuter.

The National League West accounted for more wins than any other division in MLB this season, squeaking past the AL East with 421 wins to 420 — even with a 101-loss year by the Colorado Rockies. Last offseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks pushed ahead after their World Series run by reaching a record payroll, the Los Angeles Dodgers guaranteed more than $1 billion to three players, the San Diego Padres retooled and the San Francisco Giants spent big money to escape mediocrity. So much talent flooded into the NL West from Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dylan Cease, Matt Chapman, Eugenio Suarez, Eduardo Rodriguez and Blake Snell (from Padres to Giants). The D-backs' moves led to

The National League West accounted for more wins than any other division in MLB this season, squeaking past the AL East with 421 wins to 420 — even with a 101-loss year by the Colorado Rockies. Last offseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks pushed ahead after their World Series run by reaching a record payroll, the Los Angeles Dodgers guaranteed more than $1 billion to three players, the San Diego Padres retooled and the San Francisco Giants spent big money to escape mediocrity. So much talent flooded into the NL West from Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dylan Cease, Matt Chapman, Eugenio Suarez, Eduardo Rodriguez and Blake Snell (from Padres to Giants). The D-backs' moves led to

Zack Minasian will join his brother Perry as the general manager of an MLB team. Zack will be named the GM of the San Francisco Giants, according to reports.

The World Series is over. Buster Posey, the franchise icon turned new president of baseball operations, faces the task of bringing winning baseball back to San Francisco. For the third time in the last three offseasons, the Giants will attempt to sign a superstar in the prime of his career.

The World Series is over. Buster Posey, the franchise icon turned new president of baseball operations, faces the task of bringing winning baseball back to San Francisco. For the third time in the last three offseasons, the Giants will attempt to sign a superstar in the prime of his career.

Soler is in the middle of a three-year, $42 million extension he signed in February.

The San Francisco Giants have had it tough the past couple of years. To make matters worse, their hated rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers have secured another World Series title. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report even predicted that San Francisco could be in the mix for World Series hero Walker Buehler. "The Giants are a strong candidate to sign Buehler mainly because they love striking short-term deals with player options," Miller wrote.

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Much of the Giants' offseason will center around Blake Snell, and if the two-time Cy Young winner opts to leave San Francisco in MLB free agency, Alex Pavlovic evaluates what that could mean for the rest of the rotation.

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Following the 2023 season, the San Francisco Giants had an offseason of moves that suggested they felt the roster was ready to compete for a World Series ring. Snell's time with the Giants has been well documented. San Francisco will have to try to bring him back in free agency, as they didn't work out an extension mid-season. Chapman turned from a short term deal with multiple opt outs to a long term extension that turned him into one of the faces of the franchise.

The San Francisco Giants have done a decent job finding international talent over the past few years, a promising sign as they look to continue developing their international scouting department. Finding players who have found success in other countries is always a positive, as most of the top players in Major League Baseball aren't from America. There will be an opportunity for them to do so again this winter, and while Roki Sasaki will be the top prize for any team that lands him if he gets posted, there's another Japanese pitcher who could be flying under the radar. Sugano is an interesting free agency name because he's 35 years old, and it's tough to predict the type of contract he might land.

With the MLB offseason ready to get underway very shortly, the San Francisco Giants are going to be a key team to watch. As they look to power their way back into contention, the Giants could spend some money in free agency. Heading into the offseason, San Francisco could consider getting very active in the starting pitching market. First and foremost, the Giants will need to try to re-sign ace pitcher Blake Snell.