The Giants with was finalized and announced earlier today, so Soler, manager Bob Melvin and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi were now officially able to discu s the deal with the media. Melvin told reporters (including and ) that and played a key role in helping recruit Soler, as the three players are friends. This helped lure Soler to San Francisco and the West Coast in general, as Solers preference was to stay on the East Coast, ideally close to his home in Miami. Soler will now head west for the first time in his career, after playing with the Cubs, Royals, Braves, and Marlins during his 10 previous Major League seasons. Though Solers production has tended to vary wildly over his career, he comes to the Giants on the high of hitting .250/.341/.512 with 36 homers for the Marlins in 2023, bringing some needed pop to San Franciscos lineup. This power naturally lends itself to the cleanup spot, and Melvin said that Soler will primarily hit fourth in the batting order and act as the regular designated hitter. New arrival will hit leadoff and be the everyday center fielder, flanked on the gra s by in left field and in right. Since both corner outfielders are left-handed hitters, Soler might get some time out of the DH spot when a southpaw is on the mound, though Melvin sees the DH role as a natural way to keep Soler healthy and free of the nagging injuries that have bothered him in recent years. In general, it seems like James Worthy Jersey the Giants are going with at least slightly more of a regular lineup under Melvin, as opposed to the matchup-centric style of revolving lineups favored by former manager . There are still some obvious platoon or timeshare po sibilities built into the roster, including s role as a right-handed hitting complement to the lefty-heavy starting outfield. However, Melvin said Slater is a little behind the other outfielders in spring work, as Slater spent the offseason recovering from in October. It doesnt seem like Slater is in danger of mi sing Opening Day, though Melvin said will get some extra work as a center fielder. Since its only mid-February, the chance still exists that the Giants might yet add another regular to the mix via free agency or trade. Though some gamesmanship must be acknowledge whenever an executive says theyre happy with their team, Zaidi inferred that further moves to the big league roster were unlikely, if not impo sible. Its a little bit more disruptive to add at this point. Anybody whos a free agent, weve theoretically had three and a half months to figure out a deal and if it hasnt happened yet, at some point organizationally, you just need to turn the page and focus on the players you have , Zaidi said. You never rule anything out, whether its now or May or June or whatever, but you know, at this point, the calendar makes any further additions unlikely . The Giants offseasons under Zaidi have largely been defined by the superstar players they didnt sign (i.e. , , , , ) than the players they did acquire, leading to some consternation amongst the Bay Area fanbase. Still, Slu ser notes that the Giants signings of Soler, Lee, , and ranked the team second behind only the Dodgers in free agent spending, and San Francisco also completed a major trade in acquiring from the Mariners. Zaidi defended the Giants pursuits this winter, saying were going to continue to take the big swing in free agency when it makes sense and some of the guys that weve pursued and have landed are top five-10 players in baseball. Ive said this about a couple of them: Im always surprised there arent more teams in on them rather than that maybe they wind up somewhere else. You expect things like this to be competitive and we always feel like we have to be able to pivot when things dont work out. We think weve added some exciting players and I think we feel that energy in camp . George Mikan Jersey