{"id":501397,"date":"2026-01-01T09:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/501397\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T09:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T09:02:27","slug":"starter-tyler-mahle-giants-reportedly-close-on-one-year-mlb-free-agent-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/501397\/","title":{"rendered":"Starter Tyler Mahle, Giants reportedly close on one-year MLB free-agent contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/tyler-mahle-contract-free-agency\/1903612\/?partner=yahoo&amp;cid=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Starter Tyler Mahle, Giants reportedly close on one-year MLB free-agent contract;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Starter Tyler Mahle, Giants reportedly close on one-year MLB free-agent contract<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com?cid=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC Sports Bay Area;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC Sports Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Giants appear to be adding additional arms to the starting rotation.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco is close to signing right-handed starting pitcher Tyler Mahle to a one-year contract, the San Francisco Chronicle\u2019s Shayna Rubin reported Wednesday, citing a source.<\/p>\n<p>Mahle, 31, posted a 6-4 record with 66 strikeouts, 29 walks and a 2.18 ERA in 86 2\/3 innings pitched for the Texas Rangers last season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>A seventh-round pick by the Reds in 2013, Mahle debuted with Cincinnati in 2017, and spent five-plus seasons with the team before the Reds traded him to the Minnesota Twins before the 2022 MLB trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Mahle spent an additional season with Minnesota before signing a two-year, $22 million contract with the Texas Rangers in Dec. 2023.<\/p>\n<p>After a strong 2025 season with Texas, Mahle now appears close to joining a Giants starting rotation that was in need of multiple arms at the start of the offseason, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/adrian-houser-free-agent-contract\/1900097\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:already has added veteran Adrian Houser;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">already has added veteran Adrian Houser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giants-talk-a-san-francisco-giants-podcast.simplecast.com\/episodes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starter Tyler Mahle, Giants reportedly close on one-year MLB free-agent contract originally appeared on NBC 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