The SF Giants had a chance to blow things up in 2026. They didn’t, and that decision tells you plenty about where Logan Webb stands with the organization.
After a rough first half, the kind of season that could have pushed a team into full teardown mode, the Giants chose a different path. They made it clear Webb was not on the table, and even with an offseason coming, a deal still looks highly unlikely.
That fits with the broader picture. The Giants are not rebuilding, and their push to strengthen the bullpen backs that up.
Webb still profiles as the staff ace in 2027, and the front office’s bigger commitments to Willy Adames, Matt Chapman, and Rafael Devers make it hard to imagine a true reset anyway. The deadline moves helped add pitching to the farm system, but the Giants stopped well short of giving up on the “big three” or on Webb and Jung Hoo Lee.
The question now is whether Webb’s 2026 season was just a bad year or something more troubling. He posted a 4.31 ERA in 27 starts, his worst mark since 2020, and he did not get to 200 innings for the first time since 2022. There were stretches when he simply didn’t look like himself, and he had a few ugly blowup outings that stood out.
There are obvious reasons the Giants could point to if they want to explain the dip away. Webb took part in the World Baseball Classic, dealt with a knee issue that sent him to the IL for a month, and may have been carrying some lingering effects beyond that. And then there was everything else that made 2026 such a mess in San Francisco.
It would hardly be shocking if Webb bounced back and returned to form in 2027.
Still, the Giants have lived through this movie before. They watched Tim Lincecum gradually lose his fastball, saw Matt Cain’s career get swallowed by injuries, and avoided Madison Bumgarner’s decline only because he left for the Arizona Diamondbacks in free agency.
That history is exactly why some teams would at least entertain moving Webb now, before the value drops further. He’s about to turn 30, and pitchers don’t always age gracefully once they hit that line.
But the Giants are not acting like a team preparing for a strip-down. They’re betting they can recover, and they believe Webb can be part of that run.
If 2027 goes sideways, that stance could change. For now, though, they’re staying the course.
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