The Giants are encouraged to trade Camilo Doval at the MLB trade deadline by rival executives. Maybe that's the reason to hang onto him.

The Giants are in position to push for the postseason. They've also been awful the past few weeks. Should they go for it or punt?

Kansas City's Seth Lugo was linked to a few teams this deadline season and he was a big part of the rumor mill. However on Sunday night, ESPN's Jeff Passan broke the news that the Royals had signed Lugo to a multiyear extension, taking him off of the board entirely.

The San Francisco Giants have already made the biggest trade of the season for Rafael Devers. They could make another one in the coming days.

The Giants have a huge decision to make prior to the trade deadline, and Buster Posey is going to have to figure it out quickly.

The Giants enter Sunday’s matchup against the New York Mets at 54–51, sitting 2.5 games behind the final Wild Card spot. In June, they added ex-Red Sox superstar Rafael Devers, but it has yet to pay dividends. Devers himself is hitting just .244 with four home runs and 15 RBIs since arriving in San Francisco.

ESPN insiders named Eugenio Suarez the No. 1 trade deadline candidate in all of baseball. And they named the Giants as a fit for Suarez.

For Matt Chapman, it shouldn't even be a question which direction the Giants should take heading into the trade deadline.

SAN FRANCISCO — Teams like the San Francisco Giants, firmly in the playoff race, do not trade their closers. Once Thursday’s deadline passes, right-hander Camilo Doval is indeed expected to remain a part of the team’s bullpen. But are the Giants missing an opportunity?

The Giants could plug this season's All Star reliver, Randy Rodriguez, in as the closer. Overall, the Giants have a 3.23 bullpen ERA, which is second in baseball. San Francisco probably needs another starting pitcher and some more clutch hitting on the offense. Doval might be their best path to getting that.