Hayden Birdsong’s demotion combined with Justin Verlander’s inconsistency highlight the team’s need for major-league rotation depth as the July 31 trade deadline looms. It’s an issue that has been brewing since the team sent Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rafael Devers.

The San Francisco Giants announced a series of roster moves on Tuesday afternoon, some of which have raised some eyebrows. According to an announcement of the t

Birdsong’s demotion now leaves the rotation as Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Justin Verlander, Landen Roupp and others. Webb and Ray were both All-Stars, but they’re both coming off nightmare starts, and they’ve struggled more recently than they previously had all season.

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It just makes too much sense for the Giants to cut ties with Sean Hjelle amidst an imminent pitching staff move.

The SF Giants demoted Hayden Birdsong after his disastrous start on Monday against the Atlanta Braves. He leaves a hole in the starting rotation that may end up

Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Giants in Monday’s series opener against the Braves at Truist Park. San Francisco fell, 9-5, against a struggling Braves team and the Giants are enduring a season-long six-game losing streak.

With Hayden Birdsong's demotion, it’s clear the Giants have had enough of the rotation’s struggles and are moving in a different direction.