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With the Giants expected to add before the trade deadline, Alex Pavlovic looks at how Buster Posey can fill holes in San Francisco's roster.
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SB Nation on MSNReport: Mets would love to acquire All-Star Giants reliever at trade deadlineJust hearing things around the league and especially my Mets counterpart Will Sammon is really clued in,” Baggarly said. “He’s a really hard worker. One of our most plugged in beat writers I think in terms of what teams are thinking around the league.
With a 5-3 loss on Sunday evening, the Giants were swept by the New York Mets. They dropped to 54-52 on the season, falling three games back of the final Wild Card spot. They’ve lost seven of their first nine games in the second half, and nine of their last 11 going back to the first half.
The Giants are in position to push for the postseason. They've also been awful the past few weeks. Should they go for it or punt?
The Giants have a huge decision to make prior to the trade deadline, and Buster Posey is going to have to figure it out quickly.
Kansas City's Seth Lugo was linked to a few teams this deadline season and he was a big part of the rumor mill. However on Sunday night, ESPN's Jeff Passan broke the news that the Royals had signed Lugo to a multiyear extension, taking him off of the board entirely.
The Giants enter Sunday’s matchup against the New York Mets at 54–51, sitting 2.5 games behind the final Wild Card spot. In June, they added ex-Red Sox superstar Rafael Devers, but it has yet to pay dividends. Devers himself is hitting just .244 with four home runs and 15 RBIs since arriving in San Francisco.
For Matt Chapman, it shouldn't even be a question which direction the Giants should take heading into the trade deadline.
The San Francisco Giants need a starting pitcher. Or two. An Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher fits their needs perfectly.
The Giants could plug this season's All Star reliver, Randy Rodriguez, in as the closer. Overall, the Giants have a 3.23 bullpen ERA, which is second in baseball. San Francisco probably needs another starting pitcher and some more clutch hitting on the offense. Doval might be their best path to getting that.