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Hayden Birdsong’s demotion combined with Justin Verlander’s inconsistency highlight the team’s need for major-league rotation depth as the July 31 trade deadline looms. It’s an issue that has been brewing since the team sent Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rafael Devers.
Its Tuesday, July 22 and the Giants (52-49) continue their series in Atlanta against the Braves (44-55). Landen Roupp is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Davis Daniel for Atlanta. Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in six runs last night as the Braves took the series opener over the Giants,
The Atlanta Braves send two pitchers back to Triple-A after they allowed a combined nine runs on Tuesday night and replace them with fresh arms
Starters Logan Webb and Robbie Ray and reliever Randy Rodriguez were selected to the National League All-Star team. Webb, 28, is 8-6 with a 2.62 ERA over 120 1/3 innings, which is the most innings pitched in the NL as of Sunday. He is second in the NL with 133 strikeouts. Webb appeared in the All-Star Game in 2024, making this his second selection.
The July 31 trade deadline looms, and the Braves are expected to sell, with Marcell Ozuna and Raisel Iglesias as top candidates.
The Giants entered the Break looking like they are ready to make a push in the National League West and Wild Card races. They return to the diamond having won six of their last eight. To really make some noise San Francisco needs Rafael Devers to start cooking. Devers is hitting just .205 in July (8-39).
ESPN did give the Giants praise for the construction of the defensive front, calling that unit the team's biggest strength. The trio of edge rushers in Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and No. 3 overall pick Abdul Carter should bode well next to All-Pro talent Dexter Lawrence on the interior.
Here's our initial roster projection and depth chart prediction for the New York Giants as they begin training camp in East Rutherford.