Giants stay mostly quiet at the deadline

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty ImagesThe was a whole lot of talk about the San Francisco Giants leading up to the deadline. Would they trade Carlos Rodón? Would they trade Joc Pederson? Would they trade Wilmer Flores? Would the be buyers?

The answers, in order, are: no, no, no, and no.

The deadline has come and gone, and San Francisco was mostly quiet. They traded four MLB players, and two of them had yet to play for the Giants. The other two had combined for +0.6 WAR this year.

The biggest move was trading Darin Ruf after his two brilliant years in 2020 and 2021. But while Ruf’s lovability and smile can’t be replaced, his on field production can be. Specifically by the person they traded…