The Giants got the deadline action started by moving Tyler Mahle to the Braves, sending the right-hander to an NL East club that’s trying to stay ahead in its division and keep pace with the Dodgers if the two teams cross paths later.
According to FanSided’s Robert Murray, San Francisco is trading Mahle to Atlanta and getting right-handed pitcher Anthony Molina back in return.
Mahle arrived in San Francisco on a one-year deal this offseason, a move tied in part to the recommendation of former Giants and Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, now a special advisor to president of baseball operations Buster Posey. Bochy had coached Mahle in Texas in 2024 and 2025, and the Giants hoped that connection would pay off. Instead, like several of the club’s offseason additions, it didn’t land the way they wanted.
With San Francisco headed toward missing the playoffs, the front office chose to cash out now rather than let an expiring asset walk away for nothing.
Mahle’s last outing in a Giants uniform came Saturday against San Diego, when he allowed five hits and five earned runs over 5.2 innings. He struck out nine and walked two, but took a no decision and finished the year at 3-9 with a 5.13 ERA.
Atlanta is betting on the version of Mahle that flashed in Texas in 2025. Despite missing three months with a partially torn rotator cuff, he still went 6-4 with a 2.18 ERA and ranked among the American League’s best pitchers through the first three months of the season.
The Braves are clearly thinking big. The Dodgers made the loudest move on the market Saturday night, landing left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal from the Tigers for three prospects. Skubal is a two-time American League Cy Young winner.
For the Giants, Molina is the return. The 24-year-old right-hander has 55 games of Major League experience and broke in with the Rockies in 2024. He appeared in just three games for Atlanta this season and posted a 5.40 ERA.
San Francisco is set to open a three-game series in Texas against the Rangers on Monday, and Mahle may not be the last name to move. Robbie Ray and Luis Arraez are both on expiring contracts and could also surface in trade talks before the deadline at 3 p.m. Pacific on Monday.
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