The San Francisco Giants made two major additions this offseason in free agency and both moves have garnered some underwhelming reactions.

To address their need at shortstop, the team signed Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million deal, the largest in franchise history. He will be a huge upgrade for the team offensively and gives them one of the best left sides of the infield in baseball.

But, there are some concerns about how long he will be able to stick at shortstop.

On the mound, they made a splash by signing veteran Justin Verlander away from the Houston Astros.

There was a clear need in the rotation with Blake Snell departing and agreeing to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and it is hard to imagine Verlander filling that void on his own at this stage of his career.

Entering his age-42 campaign, which is cause for concern enough, he is also coming off the worst season of his career in 2024.

Verlander made only 17 starts, going 5-6 with an unsightly 5.48 ERA across 90.1 innings with only 74 strikeouts. However, when taking a deeper look into his performance, it is easy to see where things went awry.

Before his neck injury, his performance was in line with what he provided down the stretch in 2023. However, things went off the rails after the neck injury and while he was trying to make a return for a playoff run.

If the future Hall of Famer can stay healthy, the Giants are going to receive some solid contributions from him because the worries of his pitching ability no longer being serviceable have been blown out of proportions.

Staying healthy is a challenge for any professional player, let alone someone with the wear and tear that Verlander has, preparing for Year 20 in the MLB.

But, there was another thing that hurt him last year that was outside of his control at times; bad luck.

As shared by Grant Brisbee of The Athletic, a lot of his numbers stuff-wise didn’t experience a drastic enough dip to hint that he won’t be able to pitch at an at least average level in 2025.

His expected ERA in 2023 was 3.63 and 3.88 in 2024. The expected slash line was .229/.284/.392 and .234/.337/.389 in 2023 and 2024 respectively as well.

Where the biggest gap existed was in batting average on balls in play.

In 2023, his BABIP was .265, which is well below the MLB average of .297. In 2024, that number jumped to .303; not too high above the league average but a massive jump compared to his previous number.

There was some bad luck involved in his career-worst season, as he remains elite in limiting hard-hit balls against him.

A solid defensive effort from the San Francisco position players would go a long way to helping improve that statistic. Some better luck would also aid in his numbers returning closer to the levels we have become accustomed to seeing him produce at even late in his career.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Thousands of anti-abortion rights advocates were on the move through San Francisco Saturday for the annual Walk For Life West Coast.

The reelection of President Donald Trump is providing new inspiration for their cause. Abortion rights activists were also there, making their voices heard.

Thousands of anti-abortion rights supporters filling Market Street with their message.

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“Abortion is murder,” shouted a walk participant.

This is the 21st annual Walk For Life West Coast, the event bringing individuals and religious groups together from across California. Sydney Brooks knows why she’s here.

“I know women who’ve had abortions and I know they regret it, so i decided to come out and hopefully inspire and show the message of hope, there’s another option, alternatives,” said Brooks.

San Francisco Catholic Archbishop, Salvatore Cordileone spoke to the crowd at Civic Center before the walk.

“You look out at the crowd, you see most of them are young people – I think young people are finally realizing what’s going on, abortion destroys a life no question about that, a lot of their generation is not here because of that,” said Cordileone.

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Abortion opponents say they’re feeling inspired by the reelection of President Donald Trump and recent court actions restricting the procedure.

“It’s moving the movement in the right direction, but we still have more work to do,” said Brooks.

Across the street, abortion rights activists gathered with their own counter protest.

“We oppose the other side in terms of what they are trying to put against us and take away our bodily autonomy, our main message is – everyone has a right what they want to do with their bodies regardless of religious affiliation,” said Norma Gallegos from National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice.

Traffic was impacted by the event – Market Street was closed most of Saturday. Detours were in place but there was gridlock in some areas. Traffic returned to normal by late afternoon.

After nearly four decades of running San Francisco’s most venerated dive-turned-beer bar, owner Dave Keene is selling Toronado.

Compass listed the bar at 547 Haight St. for $1,750,000, which includes a commercial space next door. Toronado confirmed the news on social media Saturday, writing that Keene has decided to retire and sell the bar after 38 years. 

“This marks the end of an era for the generations of beer drinkers that have shared lives with us,” Toronado wrote on Instagram. 

What began as another Lower Haight dive bar eventually became a monument to exceptional beer in San Francisco, with 50 taps boasting everything from Hazy IPAs to locally brewed barley wines. To celebrate the latter brew, the bar has held an annual Barleywine Festival for over 30 years. 

Despite being renowned for its beer selection, Toronado still maintains a divey atmosphere — one that will likely stay in the wake of new ownership, if the bar’s Compass listing is at all indicative of what its future may hold. 

“The seasoned patina in the interior is earned, with layers of Trappist ale signs, brewery stickers, vintage bottles, and more that has accumulated over the years—you can’t design this vibe; you can only nurture it over decades,” the listing reads. 

Toronado plans to “celebrate Dave’s innumerable contributions to the world craft beer scene with 10 days of great events, great beer and great people” during the city’s annual Beer Week next month, the bar wrote on Instagram. 

“Please join us as we regal 38 years of hazy memories and prepare for many more,” Toronado’s caption reads. “As Dave says ‘Its the people that make the Toronado’ and you are our people.”