The SF Giants are going to need to add some starting pitchers before the 2026 season, and one potential target is already off the board in Toronto Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber. He decided to stay in Toronto by exercising his $16 million player option.
The move was a bit of a surprise given he almost certainly would have earned more had he tested free agency, but it seems Bieber was content to stay with the Blue Jays after they came oh so close to winning it all in the 2025 season.
SF Giants cannot sign Shane Bieber after contract decision
Bieber was working his way back from Tommy John surgery for most of 2025 which limited him to just seven starts in the regular season.