The SF Giants hoped that Hayden Birdsong would take the next step in his development in 2025. That did not take place, as he struggled through 10 starts with San Francisco before finishing the year with the Sacramento River Cats.
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Birdsong competed with Landen Roupp and Kyle Harrison for the final rotation spot last spring. Roupp won the competition, and pitched well enough to be penciled into next year's Opening Day rotation.
Harrison began the year in Triple-A before being traded to the Boston Red Sox, and Birdsong began the year in the Giants' bullpen.