The San Francisco Giants are expected to have a big offseason. After missing the MLB playoffs in 2025 after pulling off a massive trade for Rafael Devers early in the season, the Giants’ ownership and new head of baseball operations, Buster Posey, are poised to do whatever it takes to bring new players in to help improve the team’s roster.
San Francisco’s starting rotation is top-heavy with Logan Webb and Robbie Ray commanding the top two slots, but it really things out after those two names. Carson Whisenhunt got some innings this season, and Landen Roupp had a 3.80 ERA over 106 innings, but if the Giants are serious about contending, they might want to consider making a big splash in the trade market for another depth starter.
Giants-Twins Trade Idea Sends Joe Ryan to San Francisco
If you remember back in July, the Minnesota Twins completely cleaned house when they traded 10+ players at the trade deadline. One player who didn’t move but garnered a lot of rumors was starter Joe Ryan. Now that MLB’s hot stove season is here, it’s time to revisit those rumors, and a recent Bleacher Report article by Joel Reuter has the Giants making a trade to acquire Ryan:
“The Minnesota Twins waved the white flag with one of the most aggressive fire sales in recent memory at the trade deadline, and there is no reason to think they will stop selling this winter, so Ryan should feature prominently on the wish list of more than a few teams.”
GettyGavin Kilen is the first first-round pick of Buster Posey’s tenure as President of Baseball Operations with the San Francisco Giants.
Ryan also comes with two years of team control, so the Giants could assess his performance with the team before making a financial commitment to him.
Over the past few seasons, the San Francisco Giants have tried everything in the offseason to try and land top names in the market, so there’s no reason to think they will stop this offseason, when they have a promising roster that just needs a few final touches to round it out. Adding Joe Ryan would give the Giants’ rotation the depth it needs.
What Could the Giants Give Up?
With a fairly strong farm system, the Giants certainly have the assets to pull off a deal like this. It may cost one of their MLB-ready arms like Whisenhunt or Roupp, but top-ranked prospects Josuar Gonzalez and Jhonny Level could be attractive pieces as well. Top prospect Bryce Eldrige is thought to be off-limits.
Joe Ryan was named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career after the stellar first half he had this season. All-in-all, Ryan made 30 starts to the tune of a 3.42 ERA, while striking out 194 batters in 171 innings.
The Twins really have no reason to hold onto Ryan since they offloaded pretty much their entire roster earlier this season. And if they don’t have plans of signing him once he becomes a free agent, it makes sense to move on from Ryan now and gain as much prospect capital as they can.
The Giants will be one of the most interesting teams to follow this offseason.
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