The World Series is set to start Friday night, with the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays meeting for a title neither club has ever won. While those teams are chasing history, the SF Giants are already looking ahead, and Buster Posey and the front office ought to be zeroing in on the arms involved.
San Francisco spent the month at home trying to shake off the 2026 season, and pitching has to be the priority when the offseason opens. The Giants need to cast a wide net, and a few pitchers from these two World Series teams make plenty of sense as possible targets.
Freddy Peralta stands out as the biggest name of the bunch. The right-hander has the kind of résumé that will draw plenty of attention, with two All-Star selections and ALCS MVP honors for Tampa Bay. His path to this moment has been a strange one, too: he was still with the Brewers last year before being traded to the New York Mets, then dealt again to Tampa after struggling in New York.
Peralta won’t come cheap, but he looks like the sort of starter who could slot in as a co-ace next to Logan Webb. Durability is a big part of the appeal, too. He has made at least 30 starts every season since 2023, which gives the Giants a real reason to believe he could be both steady and dependable.
Brandon Woodruff comes with a different kind of appeal. He hasn’t appeared in the playoffs this season for Milwaukee, though there is still hope he could land on the World Series roster as he works his way back from injury. When he’s healthy, he’s been highly effective, and this year he put up a 2.28 ERA in nine starts.
At 33, and with a long injury history, Woodruff would be more of a calculated gamble than a sure thing. Still, if the price is right, he could be exactly the kind of buy-low arm the Giants need to consider.
Antonio Senzatela is another name worth tracking. Milwaukee acquired him from the Colorado Rockies earlier this season, and he’s responded with 1 and 2/3 scoreless innings in the postseason.
He was a starter in the past, but this year the Brewers used him strictly out of the bullpen, where he finished with a 4.05 ERA. His ERA with Milwaukee was actually worse than it was with Colorado.
There’s also a $14 million club option attached to him that will probably be declined, which could put him into the market as a reliever the Giants can pursue.
JoJo Romero is already on the Giants’ radar in the broader conversation, and his work against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS only reinforced how strong a fit he could be in the bullpen. Between Romero and the pitchers available from these World Series clubs, San Francisco has no shortage of options to study.
The Giants need pitching, and the Rays and Brewers both have arms that could help. Don’t be surprised if one or two of them end up in orange and black when the offseason really gets rolling.
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