SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — With multiple relievers set to miss Opening Day due to injuries, the Giants have reunited with left-hander Joey Lucchesi on a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training, a source confirmed to this news organization.
Lucchesi’s deal is worth $1.55M, and he can earn up to $300K in incentives, per source. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman was the first to report the news.
The 32-year-old had solid results with San Francisco in his first season as a full-time reliever, posting a 3.76 ERA and 3.97 FIP over 38 1/3 innings. Still, the Giants non-tendered Lucchesi, who projected to make $2 million in arbitration.
San Francisco’s addition of Lucchesi, a Newark native, comes amidst a string of injuries to relievers in camp. As things stand, Matt Gage is the only healthy left-handed reliever on the 40-man roster.
Left-hander Reiver Sanmartin will miss up to three months after sustaining a high-grade strain of his right hip flexor during Team Colombia’s exhibition against the Pittsburgh Pirates, while right-hander Joel Peguero re-injured his left hamstring and suffered a Grade 2 strain that will keep him off the Opening Day roster.
Along with Sanmartin, left-hander Sam Hentges has yet to appear in Cactus League games and is also unlikely to be ready for the start of the season as he continues recovering from the left shoulder capsule surgery he underwent in September 2024. Fellow left-hander Erik Miller (lower back tightness) is scheduled to throw a live bullpen on Tuesday and could be ready in time for the start of the season.
The Giants also signed right-handed relievers Jason Foley and Rowan Wick to major league deals, but neither will be ready for Opening Day. Foley, 30, won’t pitch for the Giants until midseason as he recovers from right shoulder surgery; Wick, 33, will miss all of 2026 as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.