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Giants will be 'very active' ahead of MLB trade deadline, per GM Zack Minasian

Published 16 hours ago2 minute read

The Giants made the biggest trade of the 2025 MLB season by acquiring star slugger Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox last month, but they might not be done.

Giants general manager Zack Minasian joined KNBR's "The Executive Show" on Wednesday morning to discuss where the team stands ahead of MLB's July 31 trade 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.

"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 [Matt] Chapman comes back and [Casey] Schmitt comes back, it obviously changes our offense a little bit. Hopefully, [Hayden Birdsong] can get back on track and how that looks with our starting pitching. Our bullpen's been a strong suit.

"But I like to try to prepare for the trade deadline almost in a vacuum. Give me all the major league players available, let's rank all the minor league systems, all the information is there. We're prepared for whatever may come our way. And try to get as much information as you can obviously on your own team and then move forward."

Since acquiring Devers, San Francisco has gone 4-10 with him in its lineup and is on track to lose their third consecutive series after being swept by the Miami Marlins and dropping two against both the Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Just two weeks ago, the Giants were neck-and-neck with the reigning World Series Champion and divisional rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West standings.

They now are nine games back of Los Angeles, and Arizona slowly is creeping behind them as they are just 1.5 games back of San Francisco.

The Giants are making it clear that something needs to change -- soon -- or Minasian and Co. might have to roll up their sleeves and adjust things themselves.

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