5 potential trade partners for the SF Giants

The SF Giants have had an up and down start to the 2022 campaign, and while expectations were certainly high before this season, coming off a 107 win 2021 season, they are hanging tough in the NL Wild Card race.

5 potential trade partners for the SF Giants

Health has played a major factor in the Giants slip to No. 3 in the NL West, but when they get healthy, it's easy to see this team as a solid playoff team, who could look to genuinely contend this October.

Unfortunately, the health and struggles of some players have the Giants looking for answers, and although there's been solid contributions from within the farm, this squad will definitely look to be buyers at the August trade deadline.

While it's hard to target exactly which names the Giants will look to buy, as this farm is on the cusp of sending several breakout names to the big leagues, but we can look at five teams the Giants should be keeping in contact with as we approach the deadline.

1. The SF could deal with the Cincinnati Reds

There are rumours going back as far as February that the Giants were targeting a pair of Reds starting pitchers, and despite the hot start from Carlos Rodon and Logan Webb, those rumours persist.

Tyler Mahle and Luis Castillo are two names that continually pop up, and while the Giants have a deep rotation, the health issues surrounding Anthony DeSclafani and Alex Cobb could lead the Giants to explore these two names further.

Neither player has been setting the world on fire in 2022, but both were great in 2021, and if the Giants can potentially buy low here, we could be looking at a name or two that will solidify this rotation around Rodon, Webb and Alex Wood as the Giants push in October.

5 potential trade partners for the SF Giants

2. The SF Giants could look to deal with the Miami Marlins

Although they aren't the best team in the majors, the Miami Marlins certainly have some talented names, and the Giants saw that first hand this past weekend as they split a series 2-2 down in Miami.

Their two top pitchers, Pablo Lopez and Sandy Alcantara are probably too rich for Farhan Zaidi, but Jesus Aguilar and Garrett Cooper are potential options to fill the hole that the Giants may have at first base if Brandon Belt can't stay healthy.

It's highly unlikely that the Giants target a big name like Juan Soto at the deadline (as there aren't many names like that out there this year), so cheap names like those above are ones that perfectly fit for Farhan Zaidi.

3. The SF Giants could look to deal with the Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals have seemingly been in purgatory since the glory years of 2014-15 which saw them reach back-to-back World Series, winning in 2015, and the Giants could take advantage of that.

Sure, the outfield right now is solid, but if the Giants looked towards a name like Andrew Benintendi, or perhaps a veteran like Carlos Santana, then they may find themselves as a potential trade partner.

It may not be the most obvious team for the Giants to trade with, given that both those names might come at an expensive price, but Benintendi won a gold glove in 2021 and has potential as an offensive threat, making him a great Farhan project.