The Giants are adding another familiar face to staff: Longtime big league reliever Jesse Chavez will be their bullpen coach. Chavez spent 18 seasons in the big leagues and pitched for nine different teams, most recently the Braves last season.

Marco Luciano’s time in San Francisco is up. He has been claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Giants announced that Curt Casali and Javier Lopez are back as advisors to the baseball operations department. Paul Bien, their VP of analytics, has been promoted and is now an assistant general manager.

The Giants made the one-year deal with lefty reliever Sam Hentges official. In the release, they said the expectation is that he’ll be healthy and ready for spring training. He had shoulder surgery in 2024 and knee surgery in August.

The Giants announced that Casey Schmitt had left wrist surgery this morning. It went well and he's expected to have 8-10 weeks of rehab. That might impact his spring a little, but not his 2026 season.

I feel like we did … it’s to give opportunities to guys who have been in minors a while and are not on 40-man of team that drafted them

The Giants acquired outfielder Joey Wiemer from the Marlins in exchange for Cash Considerations. Andrew Knizner was DFA’d to clear a spot. Wiemer flashed power with Brewers in 2023, but mostly he’s a good defender. Giants have now added two plus outfielders (Wiemer, Justin Dean) this offseason.

Logan Webb finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting. He has finished second, sixth and fourth over the past three seasons.

Giants reportedly are set to hire impactful Blue Jays assistant Hunter Mense as hitting coach The San Francisco Giants reportedly will hire Toronto Blue Jays assistant Hunter Mense as their next hitting coach.

The Giants reportedly will fill one of their key coaching vacancies with this intriguing Blue Jays assistant (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

Where Giants stand in search for Tony Vitello's new coaching staff with plenty of offseason left The San Francisco Giants' front office and new manager Tony Vitello are closing in on finalizing contracts with several coaches.

The Giants have their manager, but most of the rest remains up in the air.

@alexpavlovic.bsky.social breaks down where things stand in the search for Tony Vitello's new coaching staff ⬇️

At the GM Meetings, Buster Posey said assistant hitting coach Oscar Bernard and quality control coach Taira Uematsu will definitely be back. Mark Hallberg may be back, but he has been popular with other teams. Posey said they’re “close to finalizing” deals with new coaches.

The Giants traded Mason Black (recently DFA’d) to Kansas City for RHP Logan Martin, a starter who finished last season in High-A.

The Giants made it official: Bruce Bochy is back as a Special Advisor to Baseball Operations (the department run by his former catcher).

Bochy: “This organization and city mean a lot to me and my family, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute in any way I can.”

Identifying the Giants' roster needs and priorities heading into a pivotal 2025 MLB offseason Alex Pavlovic previews the San Francisco Giants' 2025 MLB offseason and how the team might look to improve its roster.

Winter is coming.

@alexpavlovic.bsky.social identifies what the Giants' new brain trust might be focusing on as the MLB offseason officially begins

The Giants have declined the $4 million option on catcher Tom Murphy. He ended up playing just 13 games for them over two seasons.

Giants ace Logan Webb details what excites him about Tony Vitello after talking to his new manager Logan Webb already has spoken to Tony Vitello, and he can't wait to meet the new Giants manager during an vital winter for the San Francisco Giants.

"It's going to be a healthy energy boost for our team."

Logan Webb can't wait to get to work with new Giants manager Tony Vitello (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

New manager Tony Vitello highlights Giants' biggest roster needs entering 2026 New Giants manager Tony Vitello highlighted San Francisco's most glaring roster needs entering a crucial 2026 MLB season for the franchise.

It hasn't taken Tony Vitello long to identify the Giants' biggest roster need this offseason (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

How Tony Vitello emerged as the right choice for manager in the eyes of Buster Posey, Giants Here is how Tony Vitello emerged as the right choice for the San Francisco Giants' manager job.

After weeks of conversations and extensive vetting, the entire Giants organization got on board with the Tony Vitello hire.

@alexpavlovic.bsky.social breaks down how it all happened 🔽

What stood out to Drew Gilbert when new Giants manager Tony Vitello recruited him to Tennessee Drew Gilbert recalled how new San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello recruited him to Tennessee.

"He recruited really, really hard -- really, really hard."

Drew Gilbert spoke to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social about how Tony Vitello helped convince him to commit to Tennessee

Drew Gilbert explains why former college coach Tony Vitello can thrive as Giants 'chameleon' in MLB Drew Gilbert spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area about the San Francisco Giants' hire of Tony Vitello.

Drew Gilbert spoke to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social on the latest "Giants Talk" about why he believes Tony Vitello can have success in San Francisco

Instant reaction to San Francisco's groundbreaking Tony Vitello hire is available now on the latest Giants Talk

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Why Buster Posey is taking a massive swing by hiring Tony Vitello as the next Giants manager Buster Posey and the San Francisco Giants are taking a big gamble in hiring former Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as the new manager.

The Giants hiring Tony Vitello is a massive risk, but it's one that Buster Posey is uniquely positioned to make, @alexpavlovic.bsky.social writes

BREAKING: The Giants are finalizing a deal to make Tony Vitello their next manager, a source confirmed to @alexpavlovic.bsky.social

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Highlighting 10 potential Giants managerial candidates after team parted ways with Bob Melvin Alex Pavlovic highlights potential candidates for the San Francisco Giants' managerial opening.

With the Giants' managerial search underway,
@alexpavlovic.bsky.social highlights 10 potential candidates you might hear about over the next month

Buster Posey put an end to the speculation about Bruce Bochy returning as Giants manager (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

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The Giants say Bryce Eldridge will have surgery to remove a bone spur in his left wrist. It’s only about eight weeks of rehab, so won’t impact his preparation for spring training.

The Giants will begin another search for a new manager.

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Bob Melvin faces uncertainty as Giants manager after second consecutive mediocre season at helm Giants manager Bob Melvin appears to have little job security following San Francisco's second consecutive season finishing around .500.

Bob Melvin's Giants future appears uncertain after another mediocre season in San Francisco (via @alexpavlovic.bsky.social)

What we learned as Justin Verlander finishes season with strong outing in Giants' win vs. Rockies Giants starter Justin Verlander finished his 2025 season with a strong outing of six innings to lead San Francisco to a win over the Colorado Rockies.

Justin Verlander finishes 2025 on a high note.

@alexpavlovic.bsky.social delivers the takeaways from the Giants' win over the Rockies ⬇️