[Giants]

Recipe for success in 2026:

1. Acquire two mid-rotation starting pitchers. Webb, Ray are locks as the 1 and 2 and a healthy Roupp is a solid 5.  SF needs a 3 and 4 who can eat a lot of innings.  They have assets (e.g., Ramos) that can be moved - make it so, Buster.  

2.  Rebuild the bullpen.  There will be a lot of pitchers looking for jobs this winter.  Figure out which one’s are a good fit and sign them.  The secret to the success of the three WS wins was the Core 4 - none of them were “sure things” when they arrived in SF but they meshed and became an integral part of the team’s success.  Find a new set of relief pitchers who can work together effectively.  

3. Improve the defense and team speed.  Yep, this is a cut and paste that we have put on our postseason “to do” list for the last several years.  Maybe this time………

4. Find a 2B who can field the position and consistently get on base ahead of the core hitters.  Yes, this is a very tall order…

5. Get Eldridge up to speed as quickly as possible. Adding him to Devers, Chapman, Adames would give SF a formidable middle of the line up.  

There you go.  Let’s revisit this in February to see how many boxes were checked…..

[Giants]

Recipe for success in 2026:

1. Acquire two mid-rotation starting pitchers. Webb, Ray are locks as the 1 and 2 and a healthy Roupp is a solid 5.  SF needs a 3 and 4 who can eat a lot of innings.  They have assets (e.g., Ramos) that can be moved - make it so, Buster.  

2.  Rebuild the bullpen.  There will be a lot of pitchers looking for jobs this winter.  Figure out which one’s are a good fit and sign them.  The secret to the success of the three WS wins was the Core 4 - none of them were “sure things” when they arrived in SF but they meshed and became an integral part of the team’s success.  Find a new set of relief pitchers who can work together effectively.  

3. Improve the defense and team speed.  Yep, this is a cut and paste that we have put on our postseason “to do” list for the last several years.  Maybe this time………

4. Find a 2B who can field the position and consistently get on base ahead of the core hitters.  Yes, this is a very tall order…

5. Get Eldridge up to speed as quickly as possible. Adding him to Devers, Chapman, Adames would give SF a formidable middle of the line up.  

There you go.  Let’s revisit this in February to see how many boxes were checked…..