4 players the SF Giants will need to activate from the 60-day injured list

Once the offseason officially begin, teams will no longer be able to have players on the 60-day injured list. For the SF Giants, that means they will need to activate Keaton Winn, Tom Murphy, Wilmer Flores, and Jung Hoo Lee.

4 players the SF Giants will need to activate from the 60-day injured list

In terms of the order of operations, players will elect free agency following the end of the World Series. The option decisions and deadline to bring players back from the 60-day injured list happen within the first week.

The 40-man roster is currently full. However, they have three unrestricted free agents in Michael Conforto, Mark Canha, and Curt Casali. Of course, Blake Snell will also opt out in favor of free agency.

This means that there will be four deletions from the 40-man roster and those spots will be filled immediately by Winn, Murphy, Flores, and Lee. The Giants could also create space by outrighting someone like Donovan Walton from the 40-man roster.

The 40-man roster at the beginning of the offseason is just a starting point. It should look quite a bit different by the end of the offseason. This is due to free agent signings, trades, waiver claims, and protecting eligible prospects from the Rule 5 draft.

The most notable name from the group above is Lee. The Giants signed him to a six-year, $113 million deal last winter to serve as the leadoff hitter and shore up the team's defense in center field. Unfortunately, the rookie outfielder suffered a dislocated shoulder after slamming into the fence at Oracle Park.

Winn had a solid first month of the season but his year was plagued by a nagging elbow ailment. He finished the season with a 7.16 ERA in 12 outings. There is a good chance that he will see more time in the bullpen as he has struggled with the durability needed to stick as a starter.

Flores and Murphy both had seasons that they wish they could forget. Flores slumped to a .595 OPS with four home runs, 26 RBI, and 19 runs in 242 plate appearances before finishing the year on the injured list. That was his worst OPS since he tallied a .542 OPS in 101 plate appearances as a rookie with the New York Mets in 2013.

Murphy's season never got off of the ground. He registered just four hits in 34 at-bats before sustaining a knee sprain that kept him on the shelf for the remainder of the year. The veteran backstop will enter the second year of a two-year, $8 million pact that he signed last winter.

The 60-day injured list cannot be used until the start of spring training. With spots on the 40-man roster being so valuable in the offseason, the Giants will likely create more openings outside of the pending free agents.