Lucchesi, 32, was effective for the Giants in a middle relief role last season. He appeared in 38 games and tossed 38 1/3 innings of 3.76 ERA ball. His 18.8% strikeout rate was well below average, but Lucchesi's 7.3% walk rate was strong and his 53% ground-ball rate was excellent.
To this point, that was one of the cooler things I've ever done. Guys who I've watched growing up and guys who I've always looked up to all in one spot. It was a great experience for me and I'm glad I got the opportunity to play out there for eight innings.
The goal is always to get a promotion to each affiliate. You take that affiliate and go step-by-step. But the end goal, that's for sure to get to Oracle. ... I also just (want) to keep being me - playing, take it day-by-day, being where my feet are at.
In today's game, there's a ton of different ways that you can get things across to players and a ton of different ways to help players get better from an individual standpoint, from a holistic team standpoint. If you're just limiting yourself to one of those things, you're in a tough spot. If I'm boxing myself in any sort of way, I'm a hitting coach that loves to score runs.
Brennan, 28, has played 269 games over four major-league seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, posting a career .267/.307/.373 slash line (90 OPS+) with 14 home runs and 19 stolen bases. We've liked him for some time, said general manager Zack Minasian. Plays the game really hard. Gritty, grindy type. Controls the strike zone, moves around the outfield mostly the corner outfield spots.
The Giants trimmed its surplus of young starting pitching on Thursday evening by trading right-hander Kai-Wei Teng to the Houston Astros in exchange for catching prospect Jancel Villarroel, according to The Athletic's Chandler Rome. By trading Teng, San Francisco creates an open spot on the 40-man roster for outfielder Harrison Bader, who reportedly agreeed to a two-year, $20.5 million deal on Monday. The Giants have yet to officially announce the move.
Logan Webb couldn't hide his grin. In the leadup to the World Baseball Classic, the Giants will welcome Webb and Team USA for an exhibition at Scottsdale Stadium. With nothing on the line, who better to face the likes of Willy Adames, Matt Chapman, Rafael Devers and Bryce Eldridge than Webb? That matchup won't be in the cards. While Webb declined to say when he's scheduled to pitch for Team USA, he did share that he won't toe the slab against his teammates.
The Giants have built one of their stronger farm systems in recent years, a development made possible by an influx of players from Latin America. On Thursday morning, San Francisco strengthened that talent pool by officially signing shortstop Luis Hernandez, the top prospect of this year's international signing class, during a ceremony at the team's Felipe Alou Baseball Academy in the Domincan Republic. Hernandez reportedly received a $5 million signing bonus, the largest bonus of the 2026 signing class and the second-largest in franchise history behind only Lucius Fox ($6 million).
The Giants are in agreement with catcher on a minor league contract, reports Jon Morosi of The MLB Network. The Warner Sports Management client would lock in a $1.6MM base salary if he breaks camp and can opt out at the end of Spring Training if he's not on the MLB roster.
