The San Francisco Giants are heading in the right direction, but are still short of where they want to be in the New Year power rankings.

Verlander and the Giants have agreed on a one-year contract pending a physical, according to multiple reports. Per ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, Verlander’s deal is worth $15 million.

Verlander was way better than his numbers with the Astros in 2024, and there's almost no such thing as a risky one-year deal. Look for him to pad his Hall of Fame resume.

So far, the San Francisco Giants have made two splashes this winter. First, they handed star shortstop Willy Adames a lucrative contract that makes the left sid

San Francisco took a risk, but if his career is any indication, it was a risk worth taking. The San Francisco Giants signed future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander to a one-year contract that took the MLB world by surprise.