A few weeks ago, the San Francisco Giants made what will likely be the biggest trade of the 2025 MLB regular season. Expectations were incredibly high upon adding such a talented hitter to the lineup, with the hope that Devers would elevate this group to another level.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (44-62) arrive in San Francisco for a three-game series against the Giants (54-52) at Oracle Park, but the roster that takes the field tonight may look drastically different by Thursday's MLB Trade Deadline. With the deadline set for July 31 at 6 p.m. ET, the Pirates — sitting last in the NL Central — are widely expected to be sellers, potentially dealing key players like pitcher Mitch Keller, closer David Bednar, and veteran rentals such as Tommy Pham and Isiah Kiner-Falefa. General Manager Ben Cherington has been candid about the team's approach, filling reporters in on his approach during a press conference last month.

After being swept by the New York Mets over the weekend, the San Francisco Giants needed innings from the rotation after Hayden Birdsong was sent to Triple-A and Landen Roupp hit the injured list. During Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN, the Giants used a bullpen game that resulted in a 5-3 loss. NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic reported that San Francisco would be promoting their top pitching prospect, Carson Whisenhunt.

The 2025 MLB Power Rankings are back with the last edition before the trade deadline. The Yankees are slipping and the Blue Jays are soaring.

The San Francisco Giants remain in the Wild Card hunt, three games back, but are falling out of the division race, despite struggles from division rivals in July. Kansas City's Seth Lugo was linked to a few teams this deadline season and he was a big part of the rumor mill. However on Sunday night, ESPN's Jeff Passan broke the news that the Royals had signed Lugo to a multiyear extension, taking him off of the board entirely. A reliever for seven years, Lugo began starting as a 33-year-old in 2023.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will head out to the west coast with a ready, starting rotation, as they take on the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series, July 28-30, at Oracle Park. Right-handed starting pitcher Mitch Keller will take the mound in the series opener for the Pirates, taking on Giants left-handed pitcher Carson Whisenhunt. Whisenhunt will make his MLB debut vs. the Pirates and MLB Pipeline ranks him as the Giants' third best prospect.

MLB insider Jim Callis believes the Boston Red Sox are going to let go of minor-league position players, while holding onto pitchers, at the trade deadline.

The San Francisco Giants have stumbled out of the gates in the second half of the MLB season. San Francisco is out of the playoffs entering Monday's action, and rival executives think they should sell. The Athletic's Will Sammon and Andrew Baggarly spoke to rival GMs, pushing the Giants to trade Camilo Doval at the MLB trade deadline.

Will the New York Mets add a big arm to their starting rotation before the 2025 MLB trade deadline lapses?

Keith Hernandez had enough of one fan on Friday night.

New York Mets star Juan Soto hit a home run on Sunday night as the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 at Oracle Park. The blast highlighted how Soto sits at the top of an impressive leaderboard with former teammate Aaron Judge. Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com: SOTO HOMER Juan Soto has 65 career opposite-field home runs That's second-most in MLB since the start of 2018, behind only Aaron Judge (93) Next-most by a lefty in that span is 52 by Bryce Harper SOTO HOMER Juan Soto has 65 career opposite-field home runs That's second-most in MLB since the start of 2018, behind only Aaron Judge (93) Next-most by a lefty in that span is 52 by Bryce Harper https://t.co/YEamACtiBC — Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports)

San Francisco president of baseball operations Buster Posey described his "balancing act" for the Giants as the 2025 MLB trade deadline nears.

Juan Soto made MLB history with a clutch homer as the Mets swept the Giants and extended their win streak to seven.

For Matt Chapman, it shouldn't even be a question which direction the Giants should take heading into the trade deadline.

The San Francisco Giants are treading dangerous waters heading into the trade deadline. While it's not quite clear yet which direction the Giants will be taking, for third baseman Matt Chapman, it shouldn't even be a question. Chapman, who tried to put the Giants on his back on Sunday by hitting two home runs and driving in all of his team's runs in their 5-3 loss to the New York Mets, believes that the team's trade for Rafael Devers earlier in the year should be all the indication that's needed for which direction the front office has to take.

Matt Chapman’s two homers weren’t enough after two Mets went deep on the Giants’ best reliever during a bullpen game. Lou Seal’s parents must have been crushed.

Pittsburgh Pirates (44-62, fifth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (54-52, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Monday, 9:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (4-10, 3.53 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Giants: Carson Whisenhunt (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -132, Pirates +111; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants aim to end their five-game home slide with a win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. San Francisco has a 54-52 record overall and a 28-23 record in home games. The Giants have the sixth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.67. Pittsburgh has a 13-37 record on the road and a 44-62 record overall. The Pirates are 30-19 in games when they

The Pittsburgh Pirates get an opportunity to continue their run of spoiling other teams' postseason hopes when they open a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. The Pirates, the last-place club in the National League Central, hit rock bottom last Sunday when they were beaten for the third time in a row at home by the team with the fewest wins in the American League, the Chicago White Sox.

Kodai Senga is holding himself to a higher standard after struggling a bit in his start for the Mets on Sunday vs. the Giants.

The San Francisco Giants' season is at a crossroads. Fresh off a demoralizing three-game series sweep at the hands of the New York Mets in which they made some history they would much rather forget about completely, the Giants now stand just two games above .500, losing ground in the playoff race with each defeat. At the very least, the Giants are expected to be active prior to the trade deadline. General manager Buster Posey's phone is definitely ringing non-stop, especially if the report from ESPN's Buster Olney (as per J.P. Hoornstra of Newsweek) that other general managers are texting him that they are proposing trades to the Giants GM is to be believed.