Prospect Review
MLB Farm Ranking
The Giants take a tumble to 23rd best farm in baseball, as several of their top prospects graduate to the big leagues and some others struggle and drop down the rankings. A rebuild of the farms is needed to keep the Giants relevant.
San Francisco Prospects
David Muellar, this year’s first round pick, goes straight to the top of the Giants system, ranked 34th in baseball. He is only of only three top 100 prospects, joined by 2053 1st round Jahsiiyah Garza and 2053 International Amateur signing Ramiro Corona. The Giants do have a further eight players ranked 101-200, and all of their top 20 players are ranked within the top 300 players in baseball, double the number a team could expect with in an equal distribution. The farm is one of quantity, rather than quality, at this point in time but Stewart will hope that the elite coaching staff assembled will help to develop some diamonds.
Personnel
The Giants said goodbye to three of the coaching staff, two of the Major League staff (contracts expired), and one hitting coach (retired).
Scouting Director Eliazer Montero
Team Trainer Marc Silvers
AA Hitting Coach Eduards Tolo
The Giants will look externally for both their new Scouting Director and Team Trainer. Angel Lopez is promoted from A+ to take over from Tolo, and the Giants will look externally for a new Hitting Coach in Eugene.
Retirements
A raft of Royals World Series winners, plus some former Giants, call it a day at the end of the season with Joe Manley and Cason Willard two to have worn both uniforms. Mike Thomas, the greatest trade mistake of Stewart’s career, also retires, having accrued 63.7 WAR across a 17-year MLB career that includes an MVP award plus 8 trips to the All-Star Game.
Amongst other players to retire are legendary closer Pat Black and starting pitcher Mike Geel; Geel is the last remaining player from the 2029 draft, 26 years ago!
Former Royals/Giants
Boston Red Sox: RP Joe Manley retired from professional baseball.
Houston Astros: LF Mike Thomas retired from professional baseball.
Kansas City Royals: RP David Ibarra (AA Northwest Arkansas) retired from professional baseball.
C Luis Rosario retired from professional baseball.
CF Kevin Simpson retired from professional baseball.
SP Cason Willard retired from professional baseball.
SP Mike Asbury retired from professional baseball.
Atlanta Braves: 2B Nelson Marrujo retired from professional baseball.
Atlanta Braves: RP Gianvito Mays retired from professional baseball.
Chicago Cubs: LF Randy Goodell retired from professional baseball.
Columbus Road Warriors: 3B Mauricio Paniagua retired from professional baseball.
Columbus Road Warriors: SP Sung-min Hyeon retired from professional baseball.
Houston Astros: RP Andres Rivera (A Fayetteville) retired from professional baseball.
Houston Astros: SP Jimmy Mayo retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Angels: SP Nate Gunn retired from professional baseball.
Los Angeles Dodgers: C Juan Osorio (AA Tulsa) retired from professional baseball.
Milwaukee Brewers: RP Macy Powell retired from professional baseball.
New York Mets: SP Phil Wolfe retired from professional baseball.
New York Yankees: C Luis Barrientos (R New York A (DSL)) retired from professional baseball.
Philadelphia Phillies: SP Rob Thomas retired from professional baseball.
Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Eric Carter (AAA Indianapolis) retired from professional baseball.
San Antonio Avalanche: C Gastão Serrato (R Oakland (ACL)) retired from professional baseball.
San Diego Padres: 3B Dashawn Samedi retired from professional baseball.
San Diego Padres: SP Doug Simms retired from professional baseball.
St. Louis Cardinals: CL Pat Black retired from professional baseball.
Tampa Bay Rays: SP Mike Geel retired from professional baseball.
Toronto Blue Jays: SS Skyler Webb retired from professional baseball.
2B Jorge Moreno retired from professional baseball.
2B Kyoji Ishihara retired from professional baseball.
CL Errol Walbourne retired from professional baseball.
LF Garland Snelgrove retired from professional baseball.
LF Mike Easterling retired from professional baseball.
LF Pete Mantei retired from professional baseball.
RF Bob Landis retired from professional baseball.
RF Juan Rivas retired from professional baseball.
RP Alfredo Jasso retired from professional baseball.
RP Arturo Cedillo retired from professional baseball.
RP Fu-po Shu retired from professional baseball.
RP Jesus Ceballos retired from professional baseball.
RP Nelson Archibugi retired from professional baseball.
RP Yukio Furukawa retired from professional baseball.
SP Alejandro Felix retired from professional baseball.
SP Edgar Auguiano retired from professional baseball.
SP Gregg Trahan retired from professional baseball.
SP Luis Castro retired from professional baseball.
Owner Goals
There are four new goals for Stewart heading into the offseason, two for the coming year, and two longer term. Next year there is an expectation that the team has a winning record and a desire to see an improvement in OBP, both goals Stewart can get behind! Longer term, building up the farm and winning a championship are also fully aligned with Stewart’s vision so there is nothing to concern the GM. The only existing goal that is still to be considered is the extension for Ernesto Pantoja, with a feeling pre-evaluation that while he has brought stability to 2B, he may not be worth a long term extension if it isn’t on Giants-friendly terms.
Finances
Marquis Quivers rewards Stewart for the World Series season with a budget increase for the fourth year in a row, $290m an impressive increase on the $242m of Stewart’s first season. Despite unlocking the moneyball achievement having won the World Series with the 20th ranked payroll in baseball, the Giants budget is now the 6th highest, giving plenty of leeway to take advantage of any salary opportunities.
You will have $290,000,000 available for the total team expenses. Given your current spending on staff and other costs, this should allow you a team payroll of around $170,000,000.
Another year of high attendance, the highest total since 2017, has Stewart considering a small increase in ticket prices going into the new season.