The San Francisco Giants are off to a strong start in 2025. After finishing 80-82 last season and missing the playoffs, they currently lead the National League West by a half-game. Willy Adames has struggled to start the year, and they might need somebody to pick up the slack and give them some more production. Dylan Sanders of Sports Illustrated proposed the idea of San Francisco trading for Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

There was a hell of a reward waiting for the Giants after they finished a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. "They've really earned it with the way they've played baseball during this stretch," Mike Krukow said on the broadcast Sunday. As grueling as this stretch was, it's actually kind of normal for MLB teams this season. The Giants are one of 12 to have a stretch of 17 consecutive games this season, although only them and the Kansas City Royals have had to do it in April.

On a weekend where manager Bruce Bochy, who led the San Francisco Giants to three World Series championships last decade prior to leading the Texas Rangers to their first, was adored and honored by the Bay Area faithful, the Texas Rangers brought a gloomy cloud to the proceedings by playing uninspiring, and eventually downright embarrassing baseball. Other than the result of the Giants winning the series, what transpired was hardly a 2010 World Series repeat; the offense a mere shell of the 2023 World Series version and now the concern is mounting as the lineup nears the point of no longer being able to claim a mere early-season slump.

It's a little too early for comparisons, but the 2025 season has the makings of four years ago for the San Francisco Giants. The 2021 Giants did what very few thought possible, winning 107 games to edge the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West race. The Dodgers, of course, knocked San Francisco out of the playoffs, but it was one of the most exciting regular seasons in franchise history. If the Giants want to take down the 2025 version of the Dodgers, though, they may need more firepower.

It's a little too early for comparisons, but the 2025 season has the makings of four years ago for the San Francisco Giants. The 2021 Giants did what very few thought possible, winning 107 games to edge the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West race. The Dodgers, of course, knocked San Francisco out of the playoffs, but it was one of the most exciting regular seasons in franchise history. If the Giants want to take down the 2025 version of the Dodgers, though, they may need more firepower.

For the first time in 55 weeks, the White Sox – who finished last season with record 121 losses - are not dead last in our power rankings.

Alex Pavlovic shared his takeaways from the San Francisco Giants' recent 17-game stretch without a day off.

Jack Leiter's first start back in the Texas Rangers' rotation didn't end the way he wanted — a gut-punch 3-2 walk-off loss to the San Francisco Giants — but the young right-hander still found a silver lining. “I was really happy to be back out there,” Leiter said after Sunday's defeat. Leiter battled through a rocky first inning that saw him throw 37 pitches, ensuring he wouldn't be able to pitch deep into the game with a 75-pitch limit already in place. One encouraging note: Leiter's finger, which had sidelined him, held up just fine.

The San Francisco Giants have surprisingly been one of the better teams in baseball this season, but that doesn't mean that they should stay content ahead of the trade deadline. New boss Buster Posey started out aggressive in his start as the president of baseball operations with the Willy Adames contract, but only a couple of moves have been made since then. With the Giants leading the NL West entering Sunday, now seems like the chance for them to seriously be monitoring the trade market.

The Rangers fell apart at the absolute worst time Sunday.

Josh Jung departed in the fifth inning when his finger wouldn’t stop bleeding