Giants Depth Charts: Designated Hitter

Joc Pederson had the most starts at DH for the Giants last season with 72.  Wilmer Flores was second with 36.  Pederson is a free agent and almost certainly won't be back after he was ratted out by teammates for being the ringleader of the Pusoy Posse in the clubhouse.  Wow!  Whoever did that delivered a verbal b****  slap way more devastating than anything Tommy Pham every thought of!  Anyway, I am pretty sure Pederson won't be back at any price which leaves room for upgrade.  

MLB:

Wilmer Flores:  See 1B Depth Chart.  Wilmer makes a fine RH DH platoon partner but probably should not be the full time DH on a good team.  

J. D. Davis: See 3B Depth Chart.  Davis is listed on the MLB Giants Depth Chart but his primary position is 3B where he was a slightly positive defender in 2023.  

Michael Conforto:  See RF Depth Chart.  I will add Conforto to the list as he could slide into the LH DH role if the Giants add a true CF with YtY and Slater platooning in RF.  Problem is Conforto's SLG% was an identical .384 in 2021 and 2023, his last two seasons which is way subpar for a DH.  He also may opt out, which FZ has to be hoping he does just to help break up the OF roster logjam, if nothing else.

AAA:

Armando Alvarez, Yoshi Tsutsugo, Trenton Brooks:  Profiled in previous posts.  I am most intrigued by Brooks but if he's the LH DH out of spring training it's a sure sign of failed offseason.

AA:  

Sean Roby, Victor Bericoto

A+:

Luis Toribio, Jairo Pomares

A:

None

With Pederson's likely departure, DH is an obvious position to upgrade with no great internal options.  As we all know, there is an elite lefty-hitting DH available through free agency.  Is Bob Melvin's reputation for working with Asian players enough to get Shohei Ohtani to sign with the Giants all else being equal?

Other possibilities on the free agent market include J. D. Martinez, Andrew McCutchen, Brandon Belt.  I could get behind a 1 year deal for Belt to be the left-side DH platoon partner.