Giants weighing a July fire-sale posture, but Logan Webb stays off the trading block, report says

The San Francisco Giants, struggling in the standings at 29-43, are reportedly moving toward a selling approach at the MLB trade deadline. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the organization has not fully committed to a sell mode, but it has started exploring trade scenarios and “put out feelers” on possible deals as the market develops.

In the same report, Rosenthal said the Giants do not plan to trade right-hander Logan Webb. For a rebuilding or retooling team, that distinction matters. Webb is the type of controllable, rotation-leading asset teams usually hold onto when they decide they need to reshape the roster without fully blowing it up.

Rosenthal identified a trio of potential names who could become available, including infielder Luis Arraez and left-hander Robbie Ray. He also noted third baseman Matt Chapman as another possibility. None of those reports confirm that the Giants will trade any of the players, but the fact that multiple, high-profile options are being discussed suggests management is gauging both interest and price points across different positions and roles.

The Giants are not alone in facing a decision crossroads as June nears its end. Rosenthal’s report places San Francisco in a tighter context by noting that the only team below them in the majors is the low point benchmark, with the Rockies the only club in the league sitting beneath the Giants’ win-loss mark at the time of the report. That positioning often sharpens the deadline calculus, because teams hovering near elimination can lose internal leverage if they wait too long to act.

Arraez, as an everyday infielder with a reputation for hitting, represents one type of trade currency, the kind that can be packaged for either pitching depth or longer-term prospects. Ray, a left-handed starter, is a different kind of asset, one that can appeal to contenders seeking rotation insurance. Chapman, a widely recognized third baseman, would be the sort of cornerstone-type hitter a team might pursue if it believes it can restore the Giants’ competitive timeline elsewhere through the trade return.

Still, the Giants’ reported posture includes a caveat: Rosenthal wrote that San Francisco has not “fully committed” to selling. That wording is important because it implies the organization is weighing its options based on what it sees in the market, rather than executing a predetermined checklist of departures.

What to watch next is whether the Giants convert these “feeler” conversations into formal trade discussions with specific packages, and whether any of the named players become the center of negotiations as the deadline approaches. The Webb exclusion also sets an internal boundary for expectations, indicating that at least one major piece of the current pitching staff is expected to remain in place through the remainder of the season.