The early returns from the Giants’ recent rotation swap certainly seem promising. Hayden Birdsong, who made his first start of the season after replacing Jordan Hicks in the starting five, allowed onl

Hicks signed a four-year, $44 million deal with the Giants in January 2024 to join the team as a starter after spending years with the St. Louis Cardinals as a reliever. The right-hander started hot (1.59 ERA in April) but transitioned to the bullpen by late July as the innings added up and fatigue set in.

Hayden Birdsong showed the San Francisco Giants brass why he belongs in the starting rotation in their 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. In

The Giants are making a big change to their pitching staff, shifting Jordan Hicks back to the bullpen and moving Hayden Birdsong into their starting rotation.

The Giants really needed that elite Webb in the rubber match against the Royals ahead of a nine-game, three-city road trip. If his newfound strikeout prowess wasn’t going to show up, his ability to induce weak contact and work late into games would work.

The Giants are still quite far from turning these young, superlative fastballs into sustainable success but the early signs are promising.

Not only were Zebby Matthews, Mick Abel and Noah Cameron called up, finding varying degrees of success, but the Giants also announced that flamethrower Hayden Birdsong would be shifting from the bullpen to the starting rotation.

The San Francisco Giants will make the first tweak of the season in their rotation Tuesday night when they send right-hander Hayden Birdsong against the visiting Kansas City Royals.

T he Royals can take the series against the Giants tonight with another late nighter for you Cental Time zone fans. Michael Lorenzen is on the hill after going a season-high 7 1