Overview
- Reporters and insiders in early June identified left-hander Robbie Ray and contact hitter Luis Arraez as the clearest Giants trade candidates because both are on expiring deals.
- Ray is under a one-year, roughly $25 million salary and has an uneven 2026 showing — about a 4.45 ERA with a few very poor starts — which analysts say could lower San Francisco’s asking price.
- Multiple outlets have floated the Cardinals as a natural suitor and published speculative packages that would send two to three St. Louis prospects to the Giants for a rental starter.
- Giants sources and analysts caution the club is unlikely to stage a full fire sale and will hold most long-term, high-cost players such as Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman and Willy Adames.
- With the non-waiver deadline on August 3, the key watch: whether contenders pay mid-level prospect capital or ask for San Francisco to cover salary to complete deals for short-term help.