SF Giants Shakeup: Thairo Estrada, Taylor Rogers Placed on Irrevocable Waivers

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The San Francisco Giants' season is essentially over, and as a result they made a couple of significant roster decisions on Wednesday. Thairo Estrada and Taylor Rogers were placed on irrevocable waivers, according to Ken Rosenthal and Grant Brisbee of The Athletic, meaning they can be claimed by any team and the SF Giants would lose them.

In Estrada's case, he's owed just over $800,000 for the remainder of the season and comes with two additional years of team control via arbitration. Estrada has been a steady contributor for the Giants, but his offense fell off a cliff in 2024. Still, his affordable salary and experience as a good major league player make him a candidate to be claimed. The move also indicates that the SF Giants didn't plan to tender him a contract for 2025, which suggests that they could look to upgrade in the middle infield in the offseason. Ha-Seong Kim (who's best friends with Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee) and Willy Adames make a lot of sense for the SF Giants as offseason targets.

In Taylor Rogers' case, placing him on waivers has more to do with hoping that another team will take on his $12 million 2025 salary. Rogers has been good in 2024, but for whatever reason he hasn't seen a lot of high-leverage innings. He's owed just about $3M for the rest of the season (and would be eligible for a postseason roster), but any claiming team would be on the hook for next year's salary. The SF Giants are hoping Estrada, Rogers, and Tyler Matzek (who was also placed on waivers) all get claimed—otherwise they wouldn't have made these moves. All three are interesting in their own way, will be resolved tomorrow, and say a lot about the San Francisco Giants' intentions for 2025. And also that they've effectively admitted that they won't make the playoffs in 2024.

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