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Sanmartín, who was DFA’d on Monday, had a 4.22 ERA in 24 appearances for the Giants last season. The 30-year-old seems more like a quality minor league signing than someone a team should keep on a 40-man all winter, but the Nationals are optimistic about something here. They also claimed fellow reliever Braxton Roxby off waivers last week and traded for Nate Furman on Sunday, so they’ve now taken advantage of the Giants’ roster purge three times.

Cranz, 23, was the 200th overall selection in the 2024 draft, getting taken out of Oklahoma State. He stalled after a late promotion to Triple-A last season, giving up 17 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings. However, he was excellent before that, and he finished with a 76/32 K/BB in 54 innings overall. In his 26 1/3 innings in Double-A, he fanned 36 percent of the batters he faced.

MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand first reported that Mense would be the Royals’ hitting coach but has since added a correction saying it’d be assistant hitting coach role. Mense was the Giants’ primary hitting coach last season. Given that he’s now taking on a lesser role, he might have had an idea that he wasn’t long for San Francisco. Prior to 2026, Mense spent four years as an assistant hitting coach in Toronto. The 42-year-old spent parts of five seasons in the Marlins system before ending his playing career in indy ball in 2012.

Beck was released by the Giants on Monday after posting a 5.21 ERA in just 19 innings in the majors last season. Viewed as a potential fourth or fifth starter when he debuted with the Giants in 2023, he unfortunately developed an aneurysm in his arm that cost him much of 2024 and then struggled to establish himself upon returning. Even so, had a respectable 4.08 ERA in 176 2/3 innings as a major leaguer.

After seven years in the Reds organization, Sanmartín had a 4.22 ERA in 24 appearances for the Giants last season. If he clears waivers, he might be offered a minor league deal to stick around.

Wick, who spent all of 2026 rehabbing after Tommy John surgery, gets a $100,000 buyout of an $800,000 option. Since he doesn’t have enough service time to become a free agent, he’s still on the Giants’ roster for now, though that might change at some point.

Whitcomb has shown flashes of potential but has yet to establish himself as an everyday option at the big-league level. The versatile 28-year-old finally received an extended look with San Francisco this past season after being buried by the Astros for a couple years. He hit just .226 (21-for-93) with two homers and two steals during a 32-game showcase. He’s too old to be considered a prospect anymore and he’s probably running out of chances to carve out a role in the majors. Philadelphia is an interesting landing spot considering they don’t have a ton of bench depth entering the offseason.

Harris continues to bounce around the majors as a reserve infielder. The well-traveled 28-year-old logged stints with the Athletics, Red Sox and Giants this past season, hitting .136 (6-for-44) in limited action. He’s merely organizational depth at this stage of his career.

Morgan heads to Baltimore after getting a couple stints with the Giants this past season during which he failed to appear in a game. The 26-year-old figures to make his long-awaited big-league debut at some point in the near future as a backup catcher.

There was little incentive for San Francisco to commit a roster spot to a journeyman reliever at the outset of the offseason. Kuhnel spent time with three different clubs this past season, converting a career-high eight saves to accompany a pedestrian 4.40 ERA across 45 innings of work. There should be another opportunity out there for him this offseason.