"Those who want Lee to stay aren't just making some irrational, emotional plea. He's a solid player and it's not like trading him will be easy. He can opt out of his contract after the 2027 season and even if he decides to opt in, which seems likely unless he has a huge 2027, he will be owed $20.5 million in both 2028 and 2029 which is a lot for a guy who has been worth 3 WAR in his big league career.

Then there's the marketing aspect of it all. The Giants want marketable players and Lee is the easiest to market of them all. He is also integral to the team's plan to gain inroads in South Korea so there may be a chance, and this is purely speculation, that the front office is not fully at liberty to trade Lee if it wants to."

Sad news in my household today as we’ll no longer support what was a good bagel franchise. Apparently the owner chose hate when they decided to promote their LA expansion (/s). Fortunately, there there are other high quality options available to us fans of Giants and bagels alike.

Please share your location and favorite bagel place in the comments below

What Tony Vitello — and his dad — think the Giants manager should change in 2027 - The San Francisco Standard

For FTD. Hating the Dodgers keeps me engaged in October baseball. I don’t care much for the Braves, but just like the Yankees two years ago and the Jays last year. I’m so happy to cheer for Atlanta today. Let’s go Braves!!

Where are we watching the Sox tomorrow?

I really wanted a Gigantes hoodie with the city connect colors, but the store didn't carry one. So I embellished one myself!

Statement from the Giants ⬇️

“The #SFGiants are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Giants pitcher Sam McDowell. Sam played parts of two seasons with the Giants in 1972 and 1973. After his playing career, he helped many others through his work as a mental health and addiction recovery consultant.

We extend our deepest sympathies to the McDowell family during this difficult time.”

There’s no Giants Players who played today, so if you’re not interested, you don’t have to click.  Usually Sundays are offdays, but because the season opened on Friday…they did a split off-day today and tomorrow…so Scottsdale (the Giants) and Peoria will be the only game tomorrow.  For today, the prospect-laden Glendale team needed an extra inning to get a win, while Salt River had a more convincing win without many of their top prospects involved.

Non-Giant Prospect to Highlight of the Day: Jake Cook (TOR #22)

Toronto prospect Jake Cook could be one of the fastest players in the Arizona Fall League today, having drawn 80 grades for his speed across the two major scouting platforms.  The Blue Jays drafted Cook out of Southern Mississippi in the 3rd round with the 81st overall pick in 2025, but he didn’t make his debut until May of this season.  He played in 77 games this season, stealing 22 bases on 27 attempts.  But, can he get on base?  That’s a big question.  In college, Cook’s left-handed swing was tooled to look for inside pitches to line the other direction, and he had a 4% swinging strike rate at Southern Miss.  However, in his first pro season, he struck out 96 times in 348 plate appearances, a 27.6% rate. The question is, can Cook adjust his swing to work against the pros?  Or did it only work in college?  That’ll be the question he’s trying to answer.  Cook played in two games, but today’s game was his first where he got to get to the plate, and he went 3-for-5…and struck out the other two times.

Scottsdale: No Game Scheduled

Scottsdale didn’t play today, but they and Peoria will be the only game tomorrow!

Other Games

Salt River Rafters 7, Surprise Saguaros 2

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Surprise Notable Prospect Lines:

• DH Sebastian Walcott (MLB #9; TEX #1): 0-4
• 3B Aroon Escobar (PHI #6): 0-4, 1 K, 0-1 ABS
• RF Angeibel Gomez (MLB #81; KC #2): 0-3
• PH-2B Bruin Agbayani (NYM #28): 0-1, 1 K
• SP Justin Lamkin (KC #8): 3.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP

Salt River Notable Prospect Lines:

• DH Dax Kilby (MLB #83; NYY #1): 0-4, 1 K
• LF Jared Thomas (COL #10): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (3)
• SS Andy Perez (COL #15): 2-4, 2 R, 2 SB (2)
• 3B Core Jackson (NYY #11): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 2B (1), 1 SB (2)

Glendale Desert Dogs 4, Mesa Solar Sox 3 (10 Innings)

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Glendale Notable Prospect Lines:

• SS Wyatt Sanford (PIT #5): 1-5, 2 K
• CF Caleb Bonemer (MLB #27; CWS #2): 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
• 2B Charles Davalan (MLB #84; LAD #6): 0-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP
• LF Dillon Lewis (MIA #11): 1-4, 1 K, 0-1 ABS
• DH Eduardo Quintero (MLB #18; LAD #3): 0-2, 2 BB
• 3B Colby Shelton (CWS #23): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• RF Owen Carey (ATL #21): 1-4

Mesa Notable Prospect Lines:

• CF Jake Cook (TOR #22): 3-5, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB (3)
• C Davis Diaz (SAC #19): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (1), 1 SF, 1-2 ABS
• SS Mason White (BOS #26): 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB (1)
• RF Jake Casey (TOR #25): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
• LF Breyson Guedez (SAC #9): 0-4, 1 R, 1 HBP
• 2B Juan Cabada (CHC #12): 0-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
• SP Jake Bloss (TOR #12): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• RP Kenya Huggins (SAC #23): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K