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San Francisco Giants: 3 Possible Trade Targets

By Andrew Greenblatt

Jun 3, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher George Kontos (70) celebrates with catcher Buster Posey (28) after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Giants won 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 3, 2016; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Francisco Giants relief pitcher George Kontos (70) celebrates with catcher Buster Posey (28) after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The Giants won 5-1. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 29, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Rich Hill (18) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Oakland Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Rich Hill-SP Oakland Athletics 

Though this wouldn’t be a trade that the media salivates over the thought of covering, it could be a key move for the Giants down the stretch.

Rich Hill has had a career renaissance lately, looking good in Boston last year and now being a solid option behind young star Sonny Gray in the Oakland rotation. Hill has an impressive 8-3 record to go along with his good-looking 2.28 ERA thus far into the 2016 campaign.

He is currently on the 15-Day DL with a nagging groin injury, but is expected back shortly. He would make sense for the Giants as they look to shore up the back end of their pitching rotation in preparation for another even-year run to October.

While Bumgarner, Cueto, and Samardjiza have pitched well, Peavy and Cain have proven to be questionable at best. Even spot starter Albert Suarez has done a fine job, but belongs in the bullpen as a long-relief man. A move such as this would make sense for the Giants, who rarely go for major deals at the deadline.

Hill simply gets outs, and as a veteran, that is what you want for a critical fourth game of a series late in August or a pivotal Game four and five of the playoffs. He is 36, and only under contract through the end of this season, meaning he is likely nothing more than a rental for whoever lands him at the deadline.

Sure, the Giants don’t necessarily need the extra pitcher. However, an older pitcher with an expiring contract should command a much lesser asking price than that of Julio Teheran, Drew Pomeranz, or Sonny Gray, and should be worth the Giants taking a flier on him to round out their rotation for the rest of the season.

Next: Can he throw a strike? Good enough.

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