The Pirates (47-62), who have won eight of their last nine games, including five in a row, will try to continue their hot streak as they take on the Colorado Rockies for a three-game set in the Mile High City.

Former catcher turned San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey explains the team's MLB trade deadline strategy.

The San Francisco Giants were busy leading up to the MLB trade deadline as the club sold numerous players for top-level prospects. Now that the deadline has passed, President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey reveals the strategy the club decided to follow. Posey, who is 38 years old, claims that the Giants decided to be sellers instead of buyers due to the team's poor play since the All-Star break, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Overall, Buster Posey reveals the franchise is focusing more on the long-term than the short-term.

With the Arizona Complex League wrapping up this week, the San Francisco Giants have revealed their plans for some of their top prospects who were playing in Scottsdale. Shortstop Jhonny Level, plus right-handed pitchers Argenis Cayama, Melvin Pineda, Keyner Martinez and Fernando Vasquez, were promoted to Low-A San Jose on Thursday, per the organization's official transaction log . Third baseman Zander Darby, right-handed pitcher Darien Smith and left-handed pitcher Charlie McDaniel were recently sent from San Jose to High-A Eugene, making room for the fresh blood. Level is the most highly-touted of the bunch, ranking No. 4 in San Francisco's farm system. The 18-year-old infielder hit .288 with

New York has options.

The Yankees made a lot of good moves during the trade deadline, and general manager Brian Cashman seems satisfied.

San Francisco Giants at New York Mets Game Preview

Fred Zinkie takes you through the fantasy baseball risers and fallers after the MLB Trade deadline.

San Francisco Giants (54-55, third in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (62-47, first in the NL East) New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (9-5, 2.93 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); Mets: David Peterson (7-4, 2.83 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 101 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -141, Giants +118; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets play the San Francisco Giants as losers of three games in a row. New York has gone 37-16 at home and 62-47 overall. The Mets have a 45-13 record in games when they record at least eight hits. San Francisco has a 54-55 record overall and a 26-29 record in road games. The Giants are 28-12 in games when they out-hit their

Carlos Correa is returning to Houston. Assuming the Astros have seen his X-rays already.

For Buster Posey, there wasn't a singular “ah ha” moment where the Giants devolved from buyers to sellers. It was a gradual process, every loss incrementally pushing the front office to ship players out instead of bringing them in. They sent longtime reliever Tyler Rogers to the New York Mets on Wednesday in the midst of being swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates . At Thursday's trade deadline, more farewells were said. Camilo Doval will also head to the East Coast, shipped to the New York Yankees for four prospects. Mike Yastrzemski is gone, too, heading to the Kansas City Royals for a pitching prospect. The Giants, who are below .500 for the first time all year, did not think they would be here.

Jul. 31—The beard isn't graying, and the body is far from failing him. But Daniel Johnson, on Wednesday afternoon after batting practice with his Sacramento River Cats teammates who are playing a six-game series against the Albuquerque Isotopes, felt a bit like an old man. Relatively speaking, anyway. The 30-year-old outfielder in the San Francisco Giants organization was being peppered with ...

Mike Yastrzemski began his professional baseball career under unique circumstances: a 14th-round draft pick who shares DNA with a Hall of Famer and Triple Crown winner. Expectations inevitably come with a famous surname, but he stood on his own and made a home for himself with the San Francisco Giants. While the 34-year-old outfielder has not achieved star status over the last seven seasons, he has still forged a bond with the Bay Area. The Giants, forced into seller mode at the MLB trade deadline after losing 12 of their last 14 games, dealt the impending free agent to the Kansas City Royals for 21-year-old pitcher Yunior Marte.

The MLB trade deadline has come and passed, with a flurry of moves across the big leagues. One of the more active teams was the New York Yankees, who acquired via trade a total of seven players. Maybe the most impactful of the new members of the Yankees is relief pitcher Camilo Doval. The Yankees and San Francisco Giants concluded a trade that sent the former All-Star closer to the Bronx.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Robert Riggins is a hitting and first base coach within the San Francisco Giants organization. He is currently back in his home state in a series against the Isotopes. Riggins journey to professional baseball is anything but ordinary. It includes stops at a meat market, a paper route, and Twitter. Riggins, born […]

At Thursday's trade deadline, more farewells were said. Mike Yastrzemski is gone, too, the return being a pitching prospect. The Giants, who are below .500 for the first time all year, did not think they would be here.

The Yankees have collected yet another closer. Because nothing says “championship strategy” like hoarding ninth-inning arms like they're vintage bobbleheads. According to Jack Curry of YES Network, the Yankees have acquired flamethrowing righty Camilo Doval from the San Francisco Giants. You might know him as “the guy who already had a job finishing games,” but now he's joining a crowded bullpen where everyone has that same job.

Now there's a new artist in town, and Buster Posey is left with trying to move the Giants' nose back to the center of its face, while eliminating at least one of its eyes so that it can look at the road ahead. The first thing he did as President of Baseball Operations was to bring a splash of color when he signed Matt Chapman to a long term deal, then he brought in Willy Adames — a known great clubhouse guy. Adames kept everybody loose, Chapman was the no nonsense “do as I do” guy, and Verlander spoke to the young pitching staff as if every word was a pearl of wisdom.

The New York Yankees focused heavily on their bullpen on trade deadline day, acquiring right-handers David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Camilo Doval from the San Francisco Giants and Jake Bird from the Colorado Rockies, according to several reports. The Yankees now have four relievers with closer experience in their bullpen with Bednar, Doval, Devin Williams and Luke Weaver.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 62 47 .569 — Philadelphia 61 47 .565 ½ Miami 52 55 .486 9 Atlanta 46 62 .426 15½ Washington 44 64 .407 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 64 44 .593 — Chicago 63 45 .583 1 Cincinnati 57 53 .518 8 St. Louis 55 55 .500 10 Pittsburgh 47 62 .431 17½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 63 46 .578 — San Diego 60 49 .550 3 San Francisco 54 55 .495 9 Arizona 51 58 .468 12 Colorado 28 80 .259 34½ ___ Wednesday's Games Detroit 7, Arizona 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Philadelphia 3 Kansas City 1, Atlanta 0, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 10, Milwaukee 3 Houston 9, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 2, San Francisco 1, 10 innings San Diego 5, N.Y. Mets 0 Cleveland 5, Colorado