The San Francisco Giants have received a lot of negative feedback about how they handled their pitching staff this offseason. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell opted out of his contract, hitting free agency after one year with the team.

Ray’s second Cactus League start was an encapsulation of the 33-year-old veteran at his best. He touched 96 mph with his fastball. He generated whiffs with his changeup, a pitch he learned from last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal. He filled up the zone, landing 29 strikes on 36 pitches.

For the first time since their 2014 World Series win, the San Francisco Giants may finally have a clear path forward. Hiring team legend Buster Posey as their president of baseball operations may have been their biggest addition of the offseason.

The San Francisco Giants may be losing their longest tenured player after 2025, with him treating the upcoming season as potentially the last of his career.