MLB Rumors: Zack Minasian Named Giants GM; will make history with Brother Perry | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumors

The San Francisco Giants are reportedly planning to promote Zack Minasian from vice president of professional scouting to general manager.

Nightengale added that Minasian, along with his brother, Los Angeles Angels GM Perry Minasian, will make MLB history as the first brothers to simultaneously serve as general managers for different MLB teams.

The Giants’ GM role became available last month as the organization reshuffled its front office.

Farhan Zaidi, who had served as the Giants’ president of baseball operations since late 2018, left the organization and was replaced by former Giants catcher and three-time World Series champion Buster Posey.

Posey decided to succeed Pete Putila, who had been the Giants’ general manager since 2022.

Minasian spent 14 seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers organization before joining the Giants in 2019. In 2022, he was elevated to vice president of pro scouting and is now set to become the 11th official general manager in Giants history.

Perry Minasian has been the Angels’ general manager since 2020, when he took over following the firing of Billy Eppler. He signed a two-year contract extension in August, despite not yet leading the Angels to the playoffs.

As for the Giants, Zack Minasian takes over the reins of a club that went 80-82 in 2024 and has now missed the playoffs in three straight seasons.

San Francisco has made just one playoff appearance in the past eight campaigns, and that was a seemingly outlier season in 2021 when the Giants went a surprising 107-55 and reached the National League Division Series.

Minasian will try to get the Giants back to where they were from 2010 to 2014, when they won three World Series titles in five seasons.

Some of the biggest immediate decisions for Minasian will involve deciding what to do with starting pitcher Blake Snell, outfielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Thairo Estrada.

They are all set to hit free agency, provided Snell declines his 2025 player option after posting a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts this past season.

After narrowly missing out on the signing of superstar outfielder Aaron Judge to the New York Yankees last season, the Giants could be big players this season in a free-agent class that includes Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried. .