Blake Snell has yet to sign with a team after winning the 2023 NL Cy Young Award. One of the biggest remaining dominoes in MLB free agency, the 31-year-old is rumored to eventually join the San Francisco Giants or Los Angeles Angels. There has been lots of noise surrounding Snell and the New York Yankees but USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale offered the two California teams as squads that team front-office executives “widely believe” will land Snell.

With Tristan Beck set to undergo surgery Monday, the leak already sprung in the San Francisco Giants' rotation morphed into a gaping hole. Set to enter the season with a group behind Logan Webb that had combined to make 23 major-league starts, manager Bob Melvin has even less he can count on now in his inaugural starting rotation. Finding a fifth starter becomes priority No. 1 in Melvin's first camp as San Francisco's skipper. The best options exist outside the organization.

Former World Series Hero Isn't Retired, Could Reportedly Come Back This Summer According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, World Series hero Madison Bumgarner is contemplating a return to the diamond this summer. Author: Brady Farkas Publish date: Mar 3, 2024 9:43 AM EST In this story: San Francisco Giants Arizona Diamondbacks According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, former San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks star Madison Bumgarner is thinking about a return to the diamond this summer. From Nightengale : Former World Series hero Madison Bumgarner, who was released last April and is still earning $14 million from the Arizona Diamondbacks this season, told friends that he's contemplating

Toronto Blue Jays Reportedly Offered Matt Chapman a Big Contract That He Turned Down Earlier this week, the San Francisco Giants inked third baseman Matt Chapman to a three-year deal worth $54 million. Scott Mitchell of TSN reported that the Toronto Blue Jays offered Chapman a six-year deal sometime within the last year. Author: Brady Farkas Publish date: Mar 3, 2024 9:24 AM EST In this story: Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly tried to keep Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman in the fold by offering him a big contract within the last year. Chapman turned it down, only to end up with "just" a three-year, $54 million deal from the San Francisco Giants this week. Scott Mitchell

Nick Ahmed, now with the Giants, re-lives the pain of being released by the Diamondbacks with just three weeks remaining in the 2023 season.

For the last 25 years, the Chico Nuts American Legion Spring Fever event has been a large draw for baseball fans throughout Northern California, and Friday night was no different. The event is a key fundraiser for the Chico Nuts, Chico Suns and Chico Rice teams, raising money for travel, tournament fees and other expenses.

MLB San Francisco Giants Add Topic Scott Alexander would earn $300,000 in bonuses if he pitches in 60 games with Oakland Athletics AP MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Oakland left-hander Scott Alexander would earn $300,000 in performance bonuses if he pitches in 60 games this season. The 34-year-old reliever agreed to Feb. 14 to a $2.25 million, one-year contract. His deal calls for $50,000 each for 35, 40, 45 and 50 games, and $100,000 for 60. Alexander would get a $200,000 assignment bonus each time he is traded. Alexander went 7-3 with a 4.66 ERA and one save for San Francisco last season, making eight starts among 55 appearances. He is 19-12 with a 3.29 ERA and 10 saves in 13 starts and 270 relief appearances

Star third baseman Matt Chapman left the Toronto Blue Jays to sign with the San Francisco Giants earlier this week. Despite the interest from the Blue Jays, Chapman ended up with a three-year, $54MM guarantee from the Giants, and the third baseman can opt out of the deal after either the 2024 or 2025 seasons.

Padres Postgame: Michael King Shines in San Diego's Win Over Giants San Diego improves to 5-6. Author: Maren Angus-Coombs Publish date: Mar 2, 2024 6:04 PM EST San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King was brilliant and led his squad to a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale on Saturday afternoon. King allowed one hit and struck out three in three complete innings. He has not given up a run in five innings of Cactus League work. Matthew Batten drove in the game-winning run on an RBI single in the top of the ninth. San Diego out-hit the Giants 10-8 with José Azócar and Óscar Mercado having two hits each. Graham Pauley hit a solo home run in the victory. Here are some highlights

San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm. Beck was competing for a spot in the back end of the rotation for San Francisco, which has been out of the playoffs the past two seasons and hired new manager Bob Melvin to replace Gabe Kapler.

San Francisco has had a fairly busy offseason, but they may not be done yet. The Giants are currently dealing with pitching injuries and are reportedly still interested in reigning National League Cy Young winner Blake Snell, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm. Beck was competing for a spot in the back end of the rotation for San Francisco, which has been out of the playoffs the past two seasons and hired new manager Bob Melvin to replace Gabe Kapler.

San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm. Beck was competing for a spot in the back end of the rotation for San Francisco, which has been out of the playoffs the past two seasons and hired new manager Bob Melvin to replace Gabe Kapler. The 27-year-old Beck went 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA over 33 appearances with three starts as a rookie last season.

Stanford Medicine's Michael T. Freehill, MD spoke with NBC Sports Bay Area about Tristan Beck's right arm aneurysm and possible recovery timelines.

When J.D. Davis entered his late-night screening of the “Dune” sequel on Friday, he was the San Francisco Giants third baseman. The texts were not from Farhan Zaidi or any of his deputies in the Giants' front office. Davis opened up social media, where he learned that Zaidi had brought in a new third baseman. Zaidi waited out super agent Scott Boras and late Friday night secured a bargain-bin deal with four-time Gold Glover Matt Chapman.

When Farhan Zaidi said early in camp that the Giants likely were done making big moves, there were two ways to take it. While there wasn't a lot of validity to "any further additions (are) unlikely," Zaidi did say something else that day that still holds up, even after the Matt Chapman agreement. "It gets kinda harder, not just operationally to add people, but you feel some level of commitment and obligation to the guys who are here competing for jobs," Zaidi said a few hours before the first full-squad workout. Zaidi has talked publicly in recent months about how MLB needs to make changes to an offseason structure that led to sporadic activity and four of the best free agents being unsigned when camps started last month.

Padres at Giants: Lineups, How to Watch, Predictions, and More Michael King gets the ball for his second spring start. Author: J.P. Hoornstra Publish date: Mar 2, 2024 1:00 PM EST Michael King's place in the San Diego Padres' rotation can't be understated. If what he showed after moving out of the New York Yankees' bullpen and into their starting rotation at the end of last season is no fluke, the Padres might have positioned themselves well. King, acquired in the trade that sent Juan Soto to the Bronx, starts Saturday against the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale Stadium. The 12:10 p.m. game will mark King's second start of the exhibition season. In two innings against

Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The 30-year-old Chapman won his fourth Gold Glove last year and turned down a $20,325,000 qualifying offer from the Toronto Blue Jays on Nov. 14. Because Chapman turned down the qualifying offer, the Giants will lose their second-round draft pick and give up $500,000 from their international signing bonus pool.

The contract, which reunites the veteran infielder with Giants manager Bob Melvin, includes opt-outs after each of the first two seasons. Chapman, 31, has built a reputation as one of the best defensive third basemen in the game, having won four Gold Gloves and two Platinum Glove awards. The Giants owned the worst team fielding percentage of all 30 MLB clubs in 2023, so Chapman figures to be the perfect salve for the defensive struggles.

SF Giants agree to three-year, $54 million deal with 3B Matt Chapman The SF Giants have agreed to terms on a deal with former Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays premium third baseman Matt Chapman. Author: JD Salazar Publish date: Mar 2, 2024 2:04 AM EST In this story: San Francisco Giants The SF Giants have made another significant addition this offseason, agreeing to a three-year, $54 million contract with free agent third baseman Matt Chapman ( #7-ranked free agent ), per a report by Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The deal will pay Chapman a $20 million salary in 2024 with an opt out following the season. If he remains with the team, he will receive an $18 million salary in 2025. If