MLB Rumors: Brendan Donovan Gets Latest San Francisco Giants Update From ESPN

“The San Francisco Giants are even a good team to paper over Donovan’s career platoon weakness against lefties. You pair his career .812 OPS against righties with Tyler Fitzgerald’s .841 OPS against lefties, and you’ve got a strong keystone combination. The Cardinals could then turn the position over to Thomas Saggese and clear a little runway for JJ Wetherholt’s imminent arrival.”

Saggese had a solid rookie campaign with the Cardinals last year. The infielder is expected to take another big step forward this year with more opportunities on the field. On the other hand, Weatherholt is the top prospect in the organization and fifth overall as per MLB Pipeline. He is ready to make his MLB debut after finishing last year in Triple-A with the Memphis Redbirds.

San Francisco Giants Failed to Secure Trade Deal For Nats All-Star

After failing to make any notable moves in the free agent market, the San Francisco Giants front office is intensifying its intentions in the trade market , as per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. He reported that the team failed in its bid to sign shortstop CJ Abrams from the Washington Nationals, despite including one of its very top prospects in the return offer.

“With their options thinning out and just two weeks remaining before players report to spring training, the San Francisco Giants recently turned up the aggression to get something done on the trade market,” Baggarly wrote. “According to major-league sources, they signaled their openness to include highly regarded teenage shortstop prospect Josuar Gonzalez in a package for Washington Nationals infielder CJ Abrams.”

Abrams was an All-Star in 2024 and followed it up with his best MLB campaign thus far last year. He posted 3.4 bWAR over 144 games for the Nats with 19 home runs, 31 stolen bases, and a 111 OPS+. The 25-year-old has a $4.2 million salary for 2026 in his first year of arbitration eligibility.