Monday BP: Let the rumors swirl

On Friday, four games stood between the San Francisco Giants and the 2024 MLB trade deadline. And those four games figured to impact what the team would do before the deadline, which is tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. PT.

Had the Giants lost the series — or probably even just split it — you could go ahead and call Tobias Fünke and film a commercial for the fire sale. Anyone who isn’t part of the long-term plans and who has trade value would be dangled eagerly and aggressively.

Instead, the Giants won all four games. And yes, they were at home against one of the worst teams in baseball, but they still won all four games, and they still looked good doing it, and they still rode the type of starting…