3 players the SF Giants should consider moving at the 2024 trade deadline

3 players the SF Giants should consider moving at the 2024 trade deadline

3. Tyler Rogers

Tyler Rogers is in the same boat as LaMonte Wade Jr. and Mike Yastrzemski. He is under team control through the 2025 season. Is he in the team's long-term plans, especially since he will be in his age-34 season when his rookie contract expires.

Age might not be as big of a factor for Rogers. His fastball comfortably sits in the low 80's as he relies on a deceptive, submarine-style delivery. Even if his fastball velocity regresses, he still should be an effective reliever.

Despite this, Rogers is able to avoid the barrel of the bat better than most pitchers. On the year, the 33-year-old has registered a 3.15 ERA, 3.27 FIP, 1.13 WHIP, 6.7 K/9, and an 11.33 SO/W rate in 50 appearances. This includes a 57.1 percent ground ball rate. When you need a ground ball to turn a double play, few are better at it than Rogers.

One quality that makes Rogers such a good bullpen arm is usage. Given that he does not throw hard, Rogers can be used extensively with little change in his stuff. He leads baseball with 50 appearances this season and has generally been near the top of that stat since he debuted at the end of the 2019 season.

The Giants like Rogers, which is why moving him would be difficult. It would leave a void in the bullpen that is tough to fill.

That said, given his performance and the fact that he is under control for one more year after this one, he would be an attractive trade piece for prospective teams. Perhaps, trading him alone would not net much in return, but pairing him with one of Wade Jr. or Yastrzemski would sweeten any deal.