Giants’ 3-Year Veteran Cuts Ties With Team As Season Spirals

BusinessSportsMoneyGiants’ 3-Year Veteran Cuts Ties With Team As Season SpiralsByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 09:22am EDTSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Jerar Encarnacion #59 of the San Francisco Giants reacts after hitting a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the second inning at Oracle Park on September 27, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe San Francisco Giants entered the season with high hopes after adding some win-now pieces to the roster.Instead of making good on those expectations, though, the Giants are entering a series with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers as one of the worst teams in the division and with questions swirling around president of baseball operations and franchise icon Buster Posey.“This isn’t what the Giants or their fans envisioned,” Ken Rosenthal wrote for The Athletic. “Fans grew weary of the teams constructed by Posey’s predecessor, Farhan Zaidi, pining for greater roster continuity, bigger names. Posey has delivered on both those fronts, and still the team isn’t successful. So now, he’s scrambling.”ForbesMets 4-Time All-Star Sends Bo Bichette Message After Return To Blue Jays RoleBy Peter ChawagaSan Francisco Giants Lose 3-Year Outfielder After Roster ShufflePosey has added several veteran stars to the team in his brief tenure, including Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman and Willy Adames, though they haven’t performed as hoped. And he hired rookie manager Tony Vitello, who had no major-league experience before taking the job, in another move that is under scrutiny following the team’s poor start.And now, with so many individuals falling short of expectations and a season quickly spiraling out of control, the Giants have seen a familiar face leave for free agency.“Jerar Encarnacion has cleared waivers and ele...