Giants play patience game ahead of trade deadline

Nypost · Aug 02, 2026 · 630 words · By Evan Webeck

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SAN DIEGO — All was quiet in the visitors’ dugout Sunday afternoon.

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What happened

SAN DIEGO — All was quiet in the visitors’ dugout Sunday afternoon.

Why it matters

No commotion to make a mid-inning substitution.

Common ground

A few hundred miles up the coast, president of baseball operations Buster Posey and his contingent of Giants executives hunkered down in their offices inside Oracle Park and continued to put in the work that should mean the next 24 hours won’t pass so…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/sports/giants-let-moves-come-to-them-ahead-of-mlb-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “he flew out to end its 5-4 loss to the Padres.”

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The evidence is contradictory. One source (AP) reports a 5-4 Padres win over the Giants. Another source reports a 5-4 Giants win over the Padres. A third source reports the Padres fell to the Giants 5-4.

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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jackson Merrill homered and Jake Cronenworth and Luis Campusano each had RBIs for the San Diego Padres in a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/6054656-merrills…

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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco Giants logo. Top 8th. 2 Runs. 2 Hits. 1 Error. Chris Shaw singled to left, Nick Hundley and Brandon Crawford scored, Hunter Pence to second. SF. 5. SD. 4. San Diego Padres logo. Bottom 5…
https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants-san-diego-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants this afternoon by a score of 5-4. Starting pitcher Luis Perdomo struggled in his second spring outing, however, Jose Pirela continued to be a brig…
https://friarsonbase.com/2018/03/11/san-diego-padres-luis-pe…

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Claim 2: “Vitello, who doesn’t have the same kind of control over his personnel as he did running the program and everything that came with it at the University of Tennessee”

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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm that Tony Vitello previously coached/ran the baseball program at the University of Tennessee.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Gregory Vitello is an American professional baseball manager who is the manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Vitello previously coached at the college level with the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Vitello

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web search NEUTRAL — Currie's time at Tennessee, however, wasn't completely fruitless. His best moment came earlier in 2017 when he hired a relatively unknown coach named Tony Vitello to lead the Tennessee baseball progra…
https://atozsports.com/nashville/volunteers/wake-forest-apol…

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web search NEUTRAL — Vitello, who doesn’t have the same kind of control over his personnel as he did running the program and everything that came with it at the University of Tennessee, went about his day, too.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/sports/giants-let-moves-come-t…

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Claim 3: “Heliot Ramos, whose name has also surfaced in trade rumors despite being under team control for three more seasons, played all nine innings.”

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Two independent sources (SF Standard and Yardbarker) confirm that Heliot Ramos is under team control for three more seasons (or through 2030).

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web search NEUTRAL — Why Heliot Ramos could be the Giants’ most valuable trade chip. The outfielder is under team control through 2030, and there are several contenders seeking right-handed power hitters.
https://sfstandard.com/2026/08/02/heliot-ramos-sf-giants-tra…

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web search NEUTRAL — Heliot Ramos is having a strong month of July.In his final year before becoming arbitration-eligible, Ramos comes with three more seasons of control. At 26, that's appealing to a contending team.
https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/heliot_ramos_is_exac…

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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees acquired OF Heliot Ramos from the Giants for LHP Henry Lalane and INF Kaeden Kent.This doesn’t seem great for Ramos. He might play regularly for now, but if things work out for the Yankees, he…
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…

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Claim 4: “Arraez, held out for cramps in his lower half Saturday, was back atop the Giants’ order.”

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While there are reports of Luis Arraez having cramps or issues in other contexts (Marlins, Twins), there is no evidence in the provided results confirming he missed a game on a specific Saturday for the Giants due to lower body cramps.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Osleivis José Basabe Chourio (born September 13, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for …
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Claim 5: “Manager Tony Vitello didn’t take the same precaution as the Angels did with Jose Soriano, scratching the trade candidate from his scheduled start Saturday.”

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Three independent web sources confirm that the Los Angeles Angels scratched Jose Soriano from his scheduled Saturday start due to trade deadline uncertainty.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Miguel Fermín (born November 28, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Joaquín Soriano (born October 20, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles …
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Claim 6: “San Francisco made a move after the game, dealing right-handed pitcher Tyler Mahle to the Braves for right-handed pitcher Anthony Molina.”

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Multiple independent sources (Press release, FanSided/Robert Murray, and ESPN) confirm the trade of Tyler Mahle to the Atlanta Braves for Anthony Molina.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyler Joseph Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1997) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) f…
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Claim 7: “starting pitchers Tarik Skubal (to the Dodgers), Freddy Peralta (Rays) and Luis Castillo (White Sox) headlining those already on the move.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for a Twitch streamer, a footballer, and general MLB season info. There is no evidence provided in the search results confirming trades for Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta, or Luis Castillo.

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Claim 8: “MLB’s trade deadline — 3 p.m. PT Monday”

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Multiple web sources reference the 2026 MLB trade deadline occurring on a Monday, with specific mentions of the 3 p.m. PT deadline in the context of the Angels' decision regarding Jose Soriano.

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