Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

Giants manager Bob Melvin made some waves last month -- especially in South Korea -- when he announced that Jung Hoo Lee likely would hit third instead of leadoff. Heliot Ramos hit leadoff against Athletics lefty Jeffrey Springs on Tuesday night, and Melvin was intrigued by the way it looked. During a breakout 2024 MLB season, Ramos essentially turned into Aaron Judge against lefties.

The Giants couldn't say for certain what they were getting when they signed Justin Verlander. The Giants, still, cannot say for certain what they are getting with Justin Verlander. Verlander turned in his longest outing of Cactus League play as the Giants beat the A's, 5-3, on Tuesday evening at Scottsdale Stadium, allowing one earned run on a solo homer over five innings with four strikeouts. Between his three Cactus League starts and his Papago Park outing, Verlander owns 3.21 ERA with 13 strikeouts to three walks over 14 innings.

Before the A's officially left Oakland, the largest contract they ever dolled out was a six-year, $66 million deal to star third baseman Eric Chavez in 2004. Only now that they've left Oakland have the A's opened up their pocketbooks. In recent months, the A's have doled out three of the largest contracts in franchise history. Right-hander Luis Severino signed a three-year, $67 million deal in December to break Chavez's record.

San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin was intrigued by Heliot Ramos' spot in the lineup against the Athletics on Tuesday.

What's the best Major League Baseball stadium?

The Bay Area's two minor league teams are picking up the regional baseball rivalry that used to be reserved for the Giants and A's. The San Jose Giants and the Oakland Ballers also will make a little history when they meet in San Jose in April. The teams announced Tuesday that they will play an exhibition game on April 2 at San Jose's Excite Ballpark.

What's the best Major League Baseball stadium?

Every team always needs more good pitching, but the San Francisco Giants are seeing their young pitching prospects show how capable they are of providing it throughout this spring training. Ace Logan Webb took the hill on Monday in an 8-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, and while San Francisco's entrenched ace did his job in the game, but his performance was not the most noteworthy on the mound for the orange and black. Birdsong worked the last three innings of the Giants' win, and he did not surrender a hit or a run while striking out four Colorado hitters to close out the victory.

The competition for the fifth spot in the Giants' rotation has been a talking point since the first day of camp. Every time Landen Roupp or Hayden Birdsong or Kyle Harrison takes the mound, the narrative stands to shift in some respect. Grant McCray and Luis Matos both furthered their cases to make the Opening Day roster as the Giants beat the Rockies, 8-2, on Monday afternoon at Salt River Fields.

With spring training rolling right along for the San Francisco Giants, the team is hoping for a better outcome in 2025 than in years past. For the last three seasons, the Giants have been under .500 and not in contention to make the postseason. Unfortunately, there are few easy games within their own division, with some of the best teams in the National League calling the NL West home. With San Francisco seemingly stuck in a little bit of baseball purgatory, the team is going to have to hope that some players step up this season and contribute.

Every pitcher in the Giants organization hopes to pick something up from Justin Verlander this spring, but when new pitching coach J.P. Martinez thinks of Kyle Harrison's future, it's the other veteran in the rotation who stands out as someone for Harrison to follow, and not just because Robbie Ray also is left-handed. Ray broke into the big leagues in 2014 as a 22-year-old and posted an 8.16 ERA for the Detroit Tigers. A year later, that number was down to 3.52 in Arizona, but Ray's second year with the Diamondbacks was more inconsistent and resulted in a 4.90 ERA.

Every pitcher in the Giants organization hopes to pick something up from Justin Verlander this spring, but when new pitching coach J.P. Martinez thinks of Kyle Harrison's future, it's the other veteran in the rotation who stands out as someone for Harrison to follow, and not just because Robbie Ray also is left-handed. Ray broke into the big leagues in 2014 as a 22-year-old and posted an 8.16 ERA for the Detroit Tigers. A year later, that number was down to 3.52 in Arizona, but Ray's second year with the Diamondbacks was more inconsistent and resulted in a 4.90 ERA. Martinez has a long list for Harrison to look back at, one that includes the likes of Clayton Kershaw and Blake Snell.

Enny Romero's passport contains more stamps than most. As a non-roster invitee fighting to be the second lefty in the Giants bullpen alongside Erik Miller, Romero is as close as he's been in recent years to making his return. “What I've learned is to always keep my head up,” Romero said through team interpreter Erwin Higueros.

Enny Romero's passport contains more stamps than most. As a non-roster invitee with the Giants, Romero is as close as he's been in recent years to making his return. The Giants could use another left-handed reliever beyond Erik Miller, and Romero just might fit the bill. “What I've learned is to always keep my head up,” Romero said through team interpreter Erwin Higueros.