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A bad big-league season, a winter of decisions. The pick, the risers, the 40-man and what 2027 is built on.

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The 2027 Giants

The Giants are building 2027 on seven players, and two of them held up

Nothing the Giants announced at their season-end news conference moves any of the seven players the club is building 2027 on: Rafael Devers, Bryce Eldridge, Logan Webb, Landen Roupp, Willy Adames, Matt Chapman and Jung Hoo Lee. Measured against what next season asks of each, two of them delivered in 2026, and they are the two who split first base and designated hitter. Devers and Eldridge drew 128 walks in 1,081 plate appearances; every other Giant drew 321 in 4,980, a 6.4 percent rate against 8.9 for the majors. The other five each have to recover a specific thing from 2025: Webb's innings and strikeouts, Roupp's walk rate, Adames's defense at shortstop, Chapman's bat and Lee's walk rate. Adames went from +5 Outs Above Average to -17, and of 12 qualified shortstops since 2017 who fell to -10 or worse and stayed at the position, three got back to zero. Lee can opt out of his contract after 2027. One Called Shot filed.

Andie TownsendOct 23, 20266 min read

The 2027 Giants

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The Giants' nine free-agent contracts, graded on signing day. The biggest one is a C+

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The Giants Have More Men On The 60-Day Injured List Than Any Club In Baseball, And All Of Them Return In November

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