Sinker baller, just had a stint with the Rays pitching factory – should be good for 100-125 inning. Think Jakob Junis
I’m ok with this signing as long as it’s not our big move this offseason. Always need pitching depth but can’t solely just pick up back of rotation guys.
$3.1M per WAR is a great value, if he can do what he did last year again.
It’s very meh when there’s other names on the board
Low risk move, someone needed to be the other pitcher, and I think we could have done worse. I’d argue similar to DeSclafani’s first signing rather than Gausman’s but maybe he has another gear?
Solid add you need someone too throw innings. Especially if we resign Verlander and or add Scherzer. High ground ball rate low walk and homerun rate. It’s a solid though unspectacular add
Seems like another “keep the cost low and if it works out, it’s a steal” type move. I’m ok with it as long as it isn’t THE move of the offseason.
I mean if he is competition for the 5th starter, then fine. You need a ton of starters to get through a season. He is a below average arm over the past few years but he did have a nice (albeit unsustainable) early run with the white sox last year before falling back to earth with TB.
Not a needle mover
meh
I’m cool with this 1.28 whip last season. Big dude! 6-3 /242
Team that desperately needs starting pitching signs a starter. Not a move that will wow but a necessity. Deal is short and small so i dont see any reason to feel negatively about it.
Yeah this will be our signing with max and we will be done. It’s a fucking joke
This is some bullshit. Screw this 30+ partner group. They have zero idea what they’re doing with this roster
Meh signing for a meh team.
Ya mean House everyone feeling?
Who?
If they sign Scherzer after this & call it a day, we’re pretty much fucked.
Trash. Give us Tatsuya
It’s a solid pickup if he’s the 5th starter. If he’s the 3 or the 4, they’re in trouble.
Has “traded at the deadline” written all over it
I say they go after gallen or Valdez what would the giants have to give up for skubal?
Made me throw up
Solid depth rotation and a needed move but need more added to the roster either via trade or FA.
Good start
I am thoroughly whelmed
Mediocre acquisition for a mediocre franchise.
It’s ok, but I would have rather seen them use a prospect type guy for a 5th starter. I understand depth is important, but hopefully they’re still in the market for someone much closer to a 2 in a rotation guy.
Solid piece. Will be even better pitching half his games at oracle.
Fills a need without breaking the budget. I like this move 50 times more if it means we’re looking at that $42 million gap under the first Luxury Tax Threshold to sneak in on Imai.
Chance to be extremely solid, his style of pitching should play at oracle, and if our pitching coaches are fairly competent in maintaining the mechanical adjustments he made with Chicago last year it could be very good. If not thought yikes.
We are starving for starters, and it’s a low risk-good value signing. We need at least 2-3 starters so grabbing a guy like Houser is cool, as long as it’s not the biggest pitching signing. To be frank, I’m just happy to see us do something. Good sign of things to come possibly…
Nauseous
He was great for Chicago last season, and terrible for Tampa Bay. If they can figure out why, exactly, he pitched so well in Chicago and get him to replicate it, it’s an absolutely steal of a contract.
If he ends up resembling the guy he was in Tampa, then at least 11 million a year isn’t crippling.
Good signing. Pretty low risk, medium reward.
He’s had an up and down career:
– 2018-2019: Puked on the infield multiple times.
– 2021: 26 MLB starts with a 128 ERA+. Hits 2 HRs in 42 ABs.
– 2022-2023: Lost 2022 arbitration case. Averaged 21 MLB starts/yr with a 95 ERA+
– 2024: Traded to Mets, 23 appearances (7 starts) with a 68 ERA+, released. Signed milb contract with Cubs, pitched in AAA, released. Signed milb contract with Orioles, pitched in AAA, became free agent.
– 2025: Signed milb contract with Rangers, pitched in AAA, released. Signed for 1yr/$1.35M by White Sox, made 11 MLB starts with a 200 ERA+, traded to Rays, made 10 MLB starts with a 86 ERA+, became free agent.
– 2026: Signed for 2yr/$22M by Giants.
Feels like an overpay? They must see something. Fingers crossed he finds some consistency in getting outs.
Is this team ever going to sign a big name again???? Guess not…
We need hitters!
Microdosing signings
Subpar – the dude has never been that good, average at his best, except for one stint with White Sox.  His numbers in Tampa, where they can turn anyone into a pitcher, regressed and his peripherals weren’t good.
But, this is what mediocre teams do…make mediocre moves.
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Who?
Who? 🤷🏽‍♂️
Sinker baller, just had a stint with the Rays pitching factory – should be good for 100-125 inning. Think Jakob Junis
I’m ok with this signing as long as it’s not our big move this offseason. Always need pitching depth but can’t solely just pick up back of rotation guys.
$3.1M per WAR is a great value, if he can do what he did last year again.
It’s very meh when there’s other names on the board
Low risk move, someone needed to be the other pitcher, and I think we could have done worse. I’d argue similar to DeSclafani’s first signing rather than Gausman’s but maybe he has another gear?
Solid add you need someone too throw innings. Especially if we resign Verlander and or add Scherzer. High ground ball rate low walk and homerun rate. It’s a solid though unspectacular add
Seems like another “keep the cost low and if it works out, it’s a steal” type move. I’m ok with it as long as it isn’t THE move of the offseason.
I mean if he is competition for the 5th starter, then fine. You need a ton of starters to get through a season. He is a below average arm over the past few years but he did have a nice (albeit unsustainable) early run with the white sox last year before falling back to earth with TB.
Not a needle mover
meh
I’m cool with this 1.28 whip last season. Big dude! 6-3 /242
Team that desperately needs starting pitching signs a starter. Not a move that will wow but a necessity. Deal is short and small so i dont see any reason to feel negatively about it.
Yeah this will be our signing with max and we will be done. It’s a fucking joke
This is some bullshit. Screw this 30+ partner group. They have zero idea what they’re doing with this roster
Meh signing for a meh team.
Ya mean House everyone feeling?
Who?
If they sign Scherzer after this & call it a day, we’re pretty much fucked.
Trash. Give us Tatsuya
It’s a solid pickup if he’s the 5th starter. If he’s the 3 or the 4, they’re in trouble.
Has “traded at the deadline” written all over it
I say they go after gallen or Valdez what would the giants have to give up for skubal?
Made me throw up
Solid depth rotation and a needed move but need more added to the roster either via trade or FA.
Good start
I am thoroughly whelmed
Mediocre acquisition for a mediocre franchise.
It’s ok, but I would have rather seen them use a prospect type guy for a 5th starter. I understand depth is important, but hopefully they’re still in the market for someone much closer to a 2 in a rotation guy.
Solid piece. Will be even better pitching half his games at oracle.
Fills a need without breaking the budget. I like this move 50 times more if it means we’re looking at that $42 million gap under the first Luxury Tax Threshold to sneak in on Imai.
Chance to be extremely solid, his style of pitching should play at oracle, and if our pitching coaches are fairly competent in maintaining the mechanical adjustments he made with Chicago last year it could be very good. If not thought yikes.
We are starving for starters, and it’s a low risk-good value signing. We need at least 2-3 starters so grabbing a guy like Houser is cool, as long as it’s not the biggest pitching signing. To be frank, I’m just happy to see us do something. Good sign of things to come possibly…
Nauseous
He was great for Chicago last season, and terrible for Tampa Bay. If they can figure out why, exactly, he pitched so well in Chicago and get him to replicate it, it’s an absolutely steal of a contract.
If he ends up resembling the guy he was in Tampa, then at least 11 million a year isn’t crippling.
Good signing. Pretty low risk, medium reward.
He’s had an up and down career:
– 2018-2019: Puked on the infield multiple times.
– 2021: 26 MLB starts with a 128 ERA+. Hits 2 HRs in 42 ABs.
– 2022-2023: Lost 2022 arbitration case. Averaged 21 MLB starts/yr with a 95 ERA+
– 2024: Traded to Mets, 23 appearances (7 starts) with a 68 ERA+, released. Signed milb contract with Cubs, pitched in AAA, released. Signed milb contract with Orioles, pitched in AAA, became free agent.
– 2025: Signed milb contract with Rangers, pitched in AAA, released. Signed for 1yr/$1.35M by White Sox, made 11 MLB starts with a 200 ERA+, traded to Rays, made 10 MLB starts with a 86 ERA+, became free agent.
– 2026: Signed for 2yr/$22M by Giants.
Feels like an overpay? They must see something. Fingers crossed he finds some consistency in getting outs.
Who?
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Is this team ever going to sign a big name again???? Guess not…
We need hitters!
Microdosing signings
Subpar – the dude has never been that good, average at his best, except for one stint with White Sox.  His numbers in Tampa, where they can turn anyone into a pitcher, regressed and his peripherals weren’t good.
But, this is what mediocre teams do…make mediocre moves.
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