After the Milwaukee Brewers became World Series champions on Oct. 28, the Major League Baseball offseason officially got underway.

With tensions existing between owners and the Players' Association over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, there is a strong chance the 2027 season could be delayed for some time. Amidst all of this, what should the San Francisco Giants be doing?

The 2026 season was supposed to be a competitive one for the Giants. Instead, they finished with a 65-97 record, their worst in nearly a decade. 

It was a brutal first season for manager Tony Vitello, and president of baseball operations Buster Posey is contending with a questionable future regarding his position. There are many things San Francisco can fix as an organization, but one of the primary concerns is pitching. 

According to The Athletic's Jim Bowden, a former MLB executive, that is the chief concern. To remedy it, he expects the Giants to listen to trade proposals for every player on the roster, which would be significant.

Bowden did not mince words in his recent analysis of the Giants and said that they have a long way to go before they can become contenders in a National League West Division that features the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, as well as a fringe playoff team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

All three NL West rivals are significantly better than San Francisco right now, and for the Giants to improve, upgrades are going to need to happen on the mound.

As Bowden pointed out, the Giants traded Robbie Ray and Tyler Mahle at the deadline in August, and many of their young pitchers were compelled to have Tommy John surgery. 

Even though San Francisco traded away a lot of talent at the trade deadline, it still retained key veterans such as Logan Webb and Rafael Devers. Even though Devers caught fire after a slow start, it seems that not even he is safe.

Pitching is a critical element in defining a successful team, and San Francisco finished the 2026 season in the bottom 10 in multiple pitching metrics. Webb is currently the team's only ace, but his presence alone hardly changes anything. 

If Posey wants to change the fortunes of the team that he built an illustrious career with as a player, then he has to consider all options in front of him. Otherwise, the Giants will likely continue to struggle.