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SF Giants seen as logical trade destination for Brewers closer, but they must be cautious

This could be their ninth-inning man...at the right price.
ByNick San Miguel
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San Francisco, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Megill (29) pitches the ball against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
San Francisco, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Trevor Megill (29) pitches the ball against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The SF Giants are in the market for a closer. That’s not a secret to anyone and while the Atlanta Braves may have opened up a path to free agent Raisel Iglesias by signing Evan Phillips, San Francisco can also go the trade route and Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill has been seen as a potential trade candidate.

MLB insider Robert Murray of FanSided recently broke down some of what he’s been hearing around baseball and said that while he does not see the Brewers trading William Contreras, he could see Megill being moved: 

“Trevor Megill, meanwhile, could be a different story. He has drawn trade interest in the past and a trade this winter does feel possible. One team that makes sense: the San Francisco Giants, who are prioritizing bullpen upgrades and are in need of a closer.”

The Brewers are coming off a World Series win thanks in large part to their strong bullpen and Megill actually recorded the final six outs of the Game 5 clincher. However, the Brewers are not afraid to trade pitchers away when they’re entering the final year of their contract.

They did that with Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta, two of their aces in the rotation, and won a World Series anyway so they probably wouldn’t mind trading away their closer especially when the real star of their bullpen in the playoffs was Aaron Ashby.

Megill has been really solid as a closer the last three seasons. Since 2024 he has a 2.61 ERA and 81 saves in 155 innings pitched. He’s also been great in the playoffs too. In 2026 he made eight appearances and had five saves while allowing two runs in nine innings of work.

Giants cannot give up too much to get Trevor Megill

He’d definitely fill a need for the Giants, but what would the Brewers want in exchange for him? They may either want a big-league ready player like Casey Schmitt or one of San Francisco’s better farm system pieces.

Would they give up someone like Jhonny Level in order to get a closer who they’d most likely only have for one season? That probably wouldn’t be very smart so unless the Giants can get him for a good price they shouldn’t give away too much.

Still, he would make sense for the Giants so he’s a guy to keep an eye on as San Francisco looks to figure out its closer situation. 

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