Shayna Rubin of the SF Chronicle backed up by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports the Giants are close to signing Tyler Mahle RHP to a 1 year contract. Other terms of the deal are not published. Mahle, once a back-of-the-rotation starting pitcher for the Reds, has been severely limited in his innings over the past several seasons due to injuries. The Giants are giving him a 1 year chance to prove the injuries are behind him.
Tyler Mahle RHP. DOB: 9/29/1994. 6' 3", 210 lbs.
2025(Rangers): 6-4, 2.18, 86.2 IP, 6.85 K/9, 3.01 BB/9, 0.95 GB/FB.
That's a mighty shiny ERA from his first full season back from Tommy John surgery. Once again, his innings were limited due to what was ultimately diagnosed as a rotator cuff strain. His peripheral numbers left something to be desired too. He features a pitch mix features 3 types of fastball, 4-seam, split and cutter plus a slider. Despite having a flyball tendency he was able to keep his HR rate down by directing most of those flyballs to CF. Is that a repeatable skill? It appears Mahle's case to pitch for the Giants got a big boost from Bruce Bochy, his manager the last two seasons with the Rangers. Bochy says Mahle "has a lot of poise out there." I think poise is another way of saying veteran savvy and as we all know, Bruce Bochy absolutely loves veteran savvy.
Mahle did come back to allow just 1 ER in 9.2 IP, in two starts coming off the IL in September. I assume the Giants thoroughly reviewed his medical records and will do a physical before finalizing the signing.
Mahle stretches the rotation, at least to start the season and gives the cadre of young pitchers time to add salt in AAA Sacramento to audition for a future SP position out of the bullpen. It seems unlikely the Giants will pursue another SP in the free agent market but could use the signing to make them more comfortable offering the younger SP's on the 40-man roster up in trades for a 2B or RF.
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