Logan Webb has become one of the defining pitchers of the Giants’ recent era, and even in a season where little has gone right for San Francisco, he remains the one arm that keeps showing up.
Webb has been one of baseball’s most reliable starters for years now. He made the All-Star team in each of the last two seasons and finished in the top six of Cy Young Award voting in each of the last three.
He also served as one of the cornerstones of the United States’ failed run at a World Baseball Classic title this past spring. When the moment gets big, he usually does too.
That’s why his name naturally comes up whenever trade deadline talk starts heating up. The Giants are bad, and with Webb’s work on the mound standing out as one of the few bright spots in 2026, the logic for San Francisco is simple: this is not a team in position to buy. If anything, it should be looking to sell.
And Webb would be a massive chip if the Giants ever chose to move him. He’s in the prime of his career, he’s under contract through 2028, and any team that lands him would be getting him for two postseason runs. That kind of control would drive the price up fast.
Still, the bigger issue is whether the Giants would actually do it. Webb has spent eight seasons in the Bay Area, and he’s become one of the franchise’s most iconic players.
Taking him out of the rotation would feel strange. But as hard as that is to imagine, the front office has to weigh the team’s future against sentiment.
For now, though, that scenario doesn’t seem to be on the table. San Francisco and president of baseball operations Buster Posey appear to believe Webb is part of the solution, not a trade piece. When asked whether the team would even consider moving him, Posey answered, "No," via NBC Sports Bay Area.
That doesn’t stop fans from wondering what a Webb deal might look like, especially with each loss making the road back feel longer. The Giants’ current core has not gotten the job done, and change feels inevitable.
It just may come with other names instead. Jung Hoo Lee, Robbie Ray, Matt Chapman and several others could be moved. Webb, though, is expected to stay put.
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