Giants open – With the trade deadline more than a month away, the San Francisco Giants have told other teams they’re open to offers for some of their highest-paid players. Still, they have “zero plans to part” with ace Logan Webb, while Ray, Arraez, and the Giants’ struggli
San Francisco didn’t wait until the last weeks of the season to start listening. Even with the trade deadline still over a month away, the Giants have made it clear to opposing clubs that they’re open to trade offers involving some of their highest-paid players.
That willingness to talk stands in sharp contrast to the one name the organization is seemingly protecting. Ken Rosenthal wrote that the Giants have “zero plans to part” with ace Logan Webb.
The timing helps explain the tension. Under new manager Tony Vitello. San Francisco stumbled out of the gate and has been unable to close the gap heading into the dog days of the season. The Giants entered Monday sitting fourth in the NL West at 29-43. 16 games back in the division and 9.0 games out of a final wild-card spot.
Rosenthal pointed to pending free agents as the most obvious pieces for San Francisco to deal, singling out Ray and Arraez. The reason is straightforward: both are already positioned as prime trade targets—and both are producing enough that other clubs won’t hesitate to ask.
Arraez, in particular, has been a revelation on the West Coast. The three-time batting champ is hitting .319 with a pair of homers. The shift isn’t just at the plate. Rosenthal emphasized that the big step forward has come on defense as well: the 29-year-old has never been an above-average defender in his eight-year career. but in 2026 he ranks second among all second basemen with a plus-8 fielding run value.
Ray is backed by results from the mound. He has a 4.42 ERA and 66 strikeouts over 14 starts.
The Giants’ infield, though, is where the trade math looks messier. Rosenthal said it’s “doubtful” San Francisco could land a quality return for Devers (with a .706 OPS) and Adames (with a .692 OPS). Both have struggled mightily while also carrying mega-contracts—exactly the kind of combination that can make even a marketable player harder to move.
Chapman sits somewhere between those poles. He’s been heating up in recent weeks, but his OPS is still .762. That production is coming during the second season of a seven-year, $151-million extension, and the deal includes a full no-trade clause.
Put together. the roster picture reads like a club trying to keep one pillar intact while exploring what it can salvage from the rest—before the standings force sharper choices later. The Giants are offering the market a window to negotiate. but they’re also signaling there won’t be a wholesale reset that touches Webb.
For fans watching the gap in the NL West widen, it’s a message delivered early: the Giants are not just playing out the season—they’re already preparing for what comes next.
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