Overview
- Lucchesi returns on a minor league contract with a big league camp invite, worth $1.55 million if he makes the roster plus $300,000 in incentives.
- An MRI showed Sanmartin has a severe hip flexor strain that is expected to keep him out for about three months.
- San Francisco’s 40-man lefty relief options were limited to Sanmartin, Erik Miller and Matt Gage, with Miller slowed by a back issue.
- Sam Hentges is now injured and not expected to be ready for Opening Day, tightening bullpen options further.
- Lucchesi, 32, logged 38 appearances for the Giants in 2025 with a 3.76 ERA over 38 1/3 innings before being non-tendered in November.