The San Francisco Giants started the 2025 MLB trade deadline season more than a month early with the blockbuster acquisition of Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox. However, with weeks left on the clock for wheeling and dealing, the Giants could be far from done. In an interview with KNBR’s “The Executive Show,” Giants general manager Zack Minasian was asked about how he expects to approach the deadline.
“I definitely think we’ll be active,” Minasian said. “As far as completing trades, it’s just difficult to say because it takes two. But as far as making calls and checking around and seeing what’s available, I definitely think we’ll be very active. One of the things that teams who are finding themselves in the race are going to face is so many teams are bunched together. So it might create this stagnant market for what’s actually available.”
Minasian’s answer aligns with the usual noncommittal general manager double speak. While he expects to be active in talks, Minasian also pointed to recent deadline trends that have led to less movement. When asked about the Giants biggest needs, San Francisco’s general manager acknowledged that depends on the injury status of several players.
“As far as needs and what we need to get, I think we’re still kind of fact-finding when it comes to things like that. Still getting a sense of where we are from a health standpoint. If Chapman comes back and Schmitt comes back, it obviously changes our offense a little bit. Hopefully, Birdy [Hayden Birdsong] can get back on track and how that looks with our starting pitching. Our bullpen’s been a strong suit.”
Assuming Matt Chapman will be able to rejoin the team soon, the Giants most glaring offensive hole would seem to be at second base. While Casey Schmitt had played his way into a potential audition at the keystone, his own IL stint will give the front office a much smaller sample to evaluate their confidence in him down the stretch as the primary second baseman.
The Giants bullpen has been elite, but could use another left-handed option given Erik Miller’s erratic control. Minasian and team president Buster Posey could also look for another veteran starting pitcher to round out their rotation depending on the front office’s confidence in the team’s young starters.