San Francisco Giants Positional Preview: Bullpen
San Francisco Giants bullpen faces a fierce roster battle. With key arms gone, new arms and returning pitchers vie for crucial late-inning roles.
Video Transcript
So taking a look at the San Francisco Giants' positional outlook for the twenty twenty-six season, for their bullpen, certainly, you know, this is one of, you know, the more intriguing, you know, s- positions for the San Francisco Giants.
Obviously, you know, this past off-season certainly has been very busy for them, especially with a lot of short-term signings, such as guys like, Michael Fulmer, who recently just joined the bullpen.
but certainly, you know, for a team that, you know, really got rid of a lot of their depth this past season at the trade deadline, you know, adding a lot of, you know, key players that can really help this team, especially as they're trying to compete with newly hired manager, Tony Vitello.
certainly, you know, it is very intriguing to see what they go and do with the, you know, the bullpen that they have.
obviously, you know, as I stated before, Michael Fulmer was, you know, recently added to the bullpen.
but, you know, they're also out without, Randy Rodriguez, who, you know, was one of the best bullpen arms across the league.
you know, he obviously went down with Tommy John surgery, so, you know, they're not gonna have him next season.
but certainly, you know, for a bullpen that really is trying to find their identity, you know, they're gonna have guys like Ryan Walker coming back, to, to sort of close a lot of those games.
but, you know, this is a bullpen that's really going to have to rely on, you know, a lot of these pitchers kind of stepping up and, you know, having, you know, to take over some high leverage situations.
and, you know, the interesting part with this Giants bullpen is certainly, you know, the, the, the journey a lot of these players have been, but also the fact that, you know, a lot of these pitchers really aren't, you know, established relievers.
Obviously, you know, for a guy like Michael Fulmer, who was a starter when he first came into the league, certainly, you know, recently has, you know, only been a bullpen arm for a good maybe two season, three seasons at, at best.
but certainly, you know, hasn't been in a situation, you know, where he's, you know, the depended high leverage guy.
and, and certainly, you know, that, that can be said for a lot of the players in the Giants', bullpen.
you know, a lot of guys have, you know, established you know, they, they really don't have established, established roles going into, next season.
but certainly, you know, as Vitello certainly, you know, gets a feel more for his bullpen arms, certainly, you know, there's going to be a clear spot on who's going to get those high leverage situations.
