SF Giants reportedly add power-hitting outfielder in trade with Marlins

The SF Giants have reportedly made a minor trade for Miami Marlins outfielder Joey Wiemer. He was recently designated for assignment and it seems the Marlins will be sending him to San Francisco which will give the team more outfield depth.

This news comes from San Francisco Chronicle reporter Susan Slusser on social media. As of right now, the return for Wiemer is unknown. But it seems the Giants are loading up on outfield depth this offseason.

SF Giants add power bat in minor trade with Marlins

The Giants already added speedy outfielder Justin Dean on a waiver claim from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dean is known as a glove-first outfielder who brings a lot of value with his speed and defense. Now, the Giants have more of a bat-first outfielder in Wiemer.

The 26-year-old is a former prospect that many were high on. He showed some promise in his rookie season with the Milwaukee Brewers back in 2023 as he slashed .204/.283/.362 with 13 home runs and 42 runs batted in.

He saw limited playing time in 2024 with Milwaukee and the Cincinnati Reds and did not do much at the plate. Last season with the Marlins he slashed .236/.279/.436 with three homers and 12 runs batted in across 27 games.

In his big league career the right-handed bat has fared much better against lefties with a .255/.295/.484 with 9 homers and 24 RBI while slashing .178/.270/.289 with seven homers and 30 runs driven in against right-handed pitching.

He is also thought of as a plus defender. Probably not as strong as Dean, but he is a guy who can play all three outfield positions which is good for a team that clearly needs to improve its outfield defense.

With the Wiemer and Dean moves, it seems like the Giants could potentially have a big battle in spring training for the outfield depth spots on the roster. If they do not make any more moves, guys like Luis Matos, Drew Gilbert, Marco Luciano, Jerar Encarnacion, Dean, Wiemer, and Wade Meckler could be competing for one or two roster spots.

It seems likely that the Giants are going to try to thin out that pack a little ahead of spring training. That might just be too many names to have going into spring and may even signal the Giants have already moved on from some of those guys.

The Wiemer move is not a major one, but it reinforces the fact that the Giants are trying to improve in the outfield going into 2026.