Former MLB general manager believes Boston Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony is poised for stardom soon.

San Fransico Giants at San Diego Padres Game Preview

San Francisco Giants (19-10, second in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (17-11, third in the NL West) San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (3-1, 1.98 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Padres: Nick Pivetta (4-1, 1.20 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -127, Padres +106; over/under is 6 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres open a two-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. San Diego has a 17-11 record overall and a 12-4 record in home games. The Padres have a 6-3 record in games decided by one run. San Francisco has a 19-10 record overall and a 10-6 record in road games. The Giants have a 7-1 record in

The San Francisco Giants are one of the stories of the season in the early going with a record of 19-10 headed into the new week. Against all odds, the Giants find themselves on top of the biggest gauntlet of a division in baseball a full month into the year despite not being expected by most to make serious noise. It's still early in a long season, but San Francisco is finding ways to win the kinds of games that they couldn't last year and for the better part of the last decade. In terms of the pitching staff, the Giants are second in all of baseball in bullpen ERA with a team mark of 2.30.

Saturday and Sunday’s action on the farm.

Nick Pivetta didn't have a job for 2025 until Feb. 17, when he signed a four-year deal with the San Diego Padres. Just over a month into the season, Pivetta has authored the best start to a year by any starting pitcher in club history. Coming off a 2-0 win in Detroit that saw him last seven shutout innings for the third time in five starts, Pivetta is 4-1 with a 1.20 earned run average. How does a guy who came into the season 56-71 with an ERA closer to 5.00 than 4.00 suddenly become a 2025 version of Greg Maddux, albeit with more velocity?

With one month of the season in the books, let's take a look at the closer landscape across the league.

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.