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• Giants' Robbie Ray: Moves past hamstring injury

  29D ago • By RotoWire

  Ray (hamstring) completed a bullpen session Thursday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Ray finished the 2024 season on the injured list after straining his hamstring in an Aug. 27 start, but he was able to throw a simulated game in September and seems to have had a normal offseason. Heading into the fourth season of the five-year, $115 million deal he signed with Seattle in November 2021, Ray should have a hold on a rotation spot after he fared well for San Francisco upon completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Though he posted a 4.70 ERA over his seven starts for the Giants before being shut down with the hamstring strain, Ray's underlying metrics (21.7 K-BB%, 3.51 SIERA) were more impressive.

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• Giants' Robbie Ray: Doesn't opt out of deal

  11/02/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ray (hamstring) will not opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Giants, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Ray missed the first half of the 2024 campaign while recovering from the Tommy John procedure he underwent in May of 2023. Once he returned, he was able to make seven starts for the Giants before a strained left hamstring cut his season short in August. Because of his injury history, he likely wouldn't receive an offer in free agency close to the $50 million he's due to make over the next two years, so his decision to remain in San Francisco on his current deal is hardly a surprise. He'll aim to bounce back in 2025 after turning in a 4.70 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 30.2 innings this past season.

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• Giants' Robbie Ray: Eyeing one more start in 2024

  09/16/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ray (hamstring) threw another bullpen session Saturday and remains hopeful to return from the 15-day injured list to make one start before the end of the season, MLB.com reports. Ray faced live hitters in batting practice this past Wednesday, but the session was cut short after 42 pitches when he began experiencing fatigue. The southpaw appears to have avoided a major setback, however, given that he was back on the mound just a few days later. Ray will likely still need to face live hitters on at least one more occasion before the Giants feel comfortable bringing him back from the IL, and he could be on a limited pitch count if he reaches his goal of making one more start for the big club. Landen Roupp should make at least one more turn through the rotation as the Giants' fifth starter until Ray is ready for activation.

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• Giants' Robbie Ray: Bullpen session on tap

  09/10/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ray (hamstring) is scheduled to throw 50-to-60 pitches in a bullpen session Wednesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The left-hander threw two- and three-inning simulated games Wednesday and Saturday, respectively, and he'll continue building up his workload with a bullpen session. Ray landed on the shelf Aug. 27 due to the hamstring strain, and he appears to be closing in on his return to San Francisco's rotation.

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• Giants' Robbie Ray: Set for three-inning sim game

  09/07/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ray (hamstring) is expected to throw a three-inning simulated game Saturday, MLB.com reports. Ray already tossed a two-inning sim game Wednesday, so he'll be looking to get stretched out a bit more Saturday. The Giants placed Ray on the 15-day injured list Aug. 27 with a left hamstring strain, but provided he experiences no setbacks while building up, the southpaw should be able to return to the big club in a starting role down the stretch. The club hasn't indicated whether Ray will need to make a minor-league rehab start prior to being activated, but he'll likely require at least another sim game after Saturday before he's ready to handle a starter's workload for the Giants.

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