Logan Webb didn’t sit back and wait on the Giants’ draft room this time.
When San Francisco used the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Jackson Flora, Webb had already made his preference known to decision-makers in the organization. It’s not often a player weighs in that directly on a draft pick, but Webb clearly felt strongly enough to push for Flora.
“The potential is for him to be here pretty soon so I think it was a great choice. I'm excited to get to know him," Webb said.
That kind of involvement makes sense given where Webb stands in the Giants’ rotation. He has been the club’s unquestioned ace since the second half of 2021, and while San Francisco has cycled through capable No. 2 types - Kevin Gausman, Carlos Ródon, Alex Cobb, Blake Snell and Robbie Ray - it still hasn’t found a steady partner to share the load.
And with the Giants showing they’re not eager to spend big on starting pitching, the draft may be the best route to finding that help. Webb appears to know it. If the organization isn’t going to buy a co-ace, maybe it has to grow one.
That’s where Flora comes in.
The right-hander checks plenty of boxes on paper: he’s tall, throws a high-velocity fastball and brings a few promising secondary pitches with him. He’s 21, which gives him a chance to move quickly, and a big-league arrival by 2028 doesn’t feel out of the question.
There’s also the Giants connection. Flora grew up rooting for the team, and he made sure to show he wasn’t just saying the right thing by name-dropping Jeff Samardzija in his first comments to reporters.
For now, Flora is still a projection, but one with real upside. In the best-case version of this story, he and Webb are anchoring the San Francisco rotation together in a few years. In the most unrealistic version, Tarik Skubal is there too, though that belongs in fantasy land.
What’s clear is that Flora may be the Giants’ best shot at giving Webb the kind of reliable help he hasn’t consistently had. And Webb, who has been the last homegrown arm to establish himself as a long-term rotation piece, seems to understand that better than anyone.
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