The offseason is officially here. According to the team's transaction log, a trio of SF Giants players elected free agency on Sunday, including Justin Verlander, Dominic Smith, and Wilmer Flores.
Trio of SF Giants players elect free agency to begin the offseason
The term "elect" is the one baseball uses, and it makes it sound like a discretionary move. However, it just means that their contracts have expired, thereby making them free agents.
The moves bring the 40-man roster down to 37 players. That number is a bit fungible as the offseason begins. The Giants will need to activate Randy Rodríguez and Erik Miller from the 60-day injured list, as that lever disappears in the offseason.