The SF Giants are expected to spend most of their offseason energy on pitching, with help needed in both the starting rotation and the bullpen. That leaves little room for major action on the position-player side, even though the outfield is the one spot that could use a boost on paper.
San Francisco has plenty of outfielders already, but most of them are young and unproven at the big league level. If the Giants decide they want a power bat in left field - or perhaps right field if Jung Hoo Lee moves again - a few free-agent names fit the bill.
Seiya Suzuki is one of the more obvious possibilities. The Giants pursued him when he first reached free agency but couldn’t land him.
He is back on the market after a strong season with the Chicago Cubs, hitting .270/.368/.473 with 26 home runs and 86 runs batted in. He’s 32, and the Giants have shown they often need to overpay to bring sluggers to San Francisco, as they did with Jorge Soler.
That could push them toward cheaper internal options like Victor Bericoto and Bo Davidson instead, but Suzuki would give an already solid lineup more juice.
Randy Arozarena brings a different skill set. The Giants have lacked speed in their offense for a while, and he would help there while also adding pop.
Over the last two seasons with the Seattle Mariners, he hit 53 homers and stole 57 bases, a combination that stands out. The problem is the same one that comes with most impact bats: he’s 32, and he would likely need to be overpaid.
That’s a tougher fit for a Giants team coming off a bad season in 2026.
Randal Grichuk looks like the more economical option. He could probably be signed to a one-year deal and serve as a right-handed platoon bat alongside a younger outfielder, while also bringing some veteran presence to the group.
He hit .287/.314/.566 with 15 home runs and 46 runs batted in this past season and split time with the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. At 35, he wouldn’t cost nearly as much as Suzuki or Arozarena, though there’s still a case for San Francisco to let its younger outfielders take those reps instead.
A splashy outfield addition still seems unlikely. If Buster Posey can’t find the pitching upgrades he wants, though, there’s at least a path where he pivots and adds another bat, banking on the Giants simply outslugging people.
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