The Giants have signed left-hander Nick Margevicius to a minor league contract, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Margevicius will receive a $825K salary if he reaches the majors, MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams reports. Margevicius will receive an invitation to San Francisco’s big league Spring Training camp.
It has been over four years since Margevicius’ last MLB game, as the southpaw made five appearances for the 2021 Mariners before his season was cut short by thoracic outlet syndrome. Margevicius spent the 2022-23 seasons in the minors pitching in the Seattle and Atlanta farm systems, then spent 2024 abroad pitching for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball. Returning to North America last year, Margevicius began the 2025 campaign in the Mexican League before catching on with the Tigers on a minors contract.
This return to Triple-A ball went pretty well, as Margevicius posted a 3.89 ERA, 22% strikeout rate, and 5.7% walk rate over 74 innings (starting 14 of 17 games) with Triple-A Toledo. It was a big step up from the ugly numbers the left-hander posted in his last Triple-A stint in 2022-23, and to some extent a continuation of the strong work Margevicius delivered with the Hawks and in Mexico. While still not a hard thrower, Margevicius upped his fastball velocity a tick to 91.9mph, and he has incorporated a cutter into his repertoire.
Margevicius’ work didn’t earn him a look on Detroit’s MLB roster, but the Giants were apparently intrigued enough to issue the the southpaw a non-roster invite. Margevicius could be a spot starter or perhaps just a pure Triple-A depth option, or the Giants could conceivably use him as more of a long reliever if his contract gets selected. San Francisco’s fifth starter competiton features a host of younger arms without much big league experience, though Margevicius’ 32 games with the Padres and Mariners from 2019-21 doesn’t really give him much of an edge in this department given how it was so relatively long ago.
Merry Chrysler
If you have an arm, you’ll always find work. Despite the career era of 6
Recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome is vicious
Solid in 2020. Really looked like he’d turn into a solid 3rd-5th starter in MLB before the injury. Cool to see him bounce back. Hopefully he can stick around for the Giants.
His cutter is not that Marge-vicius
“Marge Schott was vicious”
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Nephew of Marge and Sid Vicious
When can the Padres match or best the Giants’ 3-ring stretch from 2010-2014 though?
1972, 1973 and 1974: Sacramento (turn Oakland) A’s win three consecutive titles.
1998-2000: Yankees win three consecutive titles.
2024-2026: Dodgers are only two-thirds there, will they match the A’s and Yankees?
Giants had a great run during 2010-2014.
Is the Chinese league like the independent Beer League of the Asian leagues? We know the NPB/KBO well but never really hear about the CPB
It’s the league in Taiwan. Kind of like the AA of Asian pro leagues behind Japan and Korea
Zack Minasian, if there’s nothing there to find you know he’ll find it.
I can’t believe this guy is still playing, who else is still out there?
Jose marmolejos? Justus Sheffield? Shed Long?
Funny enough all three of those guys played in some league this year so yes they are still out there.
Sheffield really had me fooled after 2020. Thought he finally broke out as the solid #3 starter.
lazy troll
when the Padres sign some minor league depth guy, I will be sure to post Wow, great offseason San Diego
Next they’ll open a hospital.
Very interesting career trajectory. Was the second player from his own draft class to touch the majors, was DFA’d a full year before he would have even been Rule 5 eligible had he not been put on the 40-man roster in the first place, diagnosed with TOS, seemingly dropped off the face if the Earth and now resurfacing with the Giants 4 years later.
Hasn’t pitched in the majors in 4 years and coming off shoulder surgery. Typical Giants move. Buster needs to go.
Kinda like how Adames and Devers are typical Giants moves…
Adames was an overpay and nobody wanted Devers because of his contract. Giants got suckered into both.
Rx could you please speak up? I think you’re on mute.
Going out and getting the best SS available when a SS is needed is a typical Giants move, under Posey. Farhan’s gone. Try to catch up.
Not much to catch up on. The team still looks, plays, & finishes in the standings like a Farhan team. Buster is ownerships puppet just like Farhan was…just maybe a more fan friendly version.
They were tied with LA for first place in June, before the big blockbuster trade disrupted the team’s make up and chemistry. It took them awhile to find their groove again, but in September they reminded us who they are. Casuals who don’t pay attention don’t notice these things though.
Tied with LA for 1st…in June? That’s a nice participation ribbon. So since the Devers trade “disrupted (the 1st place) team’s makeup & chemistry”, were you against the trade? And as for September reminding us they are, yes, they reminded us that they’re a .500 team with a mid level roster run by ownership that doesn’t care to build a post season contender.
June 13th they were tied for first. The Devers trade happened on June 15th. The timing speaks for itself. After the slump though, they pulled out of it, with a 20-14 finish. (20-14 is above .500, for y’all who can’t do math.)
They’ve only finished .500 twice in franchise history. This years .500 finish was an improvement from last year.
Adding three $100+MM contracts in a 1 year span says that you are wrong about ‘cheap ownership’. I know, but, but… feelings. Lmao
Thanks for the math & history season. But honestly 5 of the last 6 seasons (COVID season included) have been at or damn near .500, give or take a few games. That’s just who these teams have been. And sorry, that’s not improvement.
As for the 3 contracts, even add in the JHL contract. Nice adds, but JHL, overpay. Chapman, overpay. Adames, ok. Devers trade, I’ll stand on that no other team wanted to trade for that contract, that’s why the return was minimal.
The Giants. Making mediocre memories.
Don’t miss any opportunity to attack the orange and black, whatever you do…
Orange, you sure know how to choose your passions!
Fine minor league depth move. Nice comeback the last couple of seasons in Taiwan, Mexico and Toledo. For me it’s always good to see someone take the long hard road back from an injury and give it everything they’ve got to make it back to the big leagues. We’ll see if he can do it.
While true, the Giants off-season has been uninspiring so far, there’s still a lot of unsigned free agents and trade opportunities.
As far as no risk minor league signings go, there’s really no sense in criticizing them because they are no risk.
SF GIANTS rehab center keep dumpster diving
He’ll be done with the inning by the time the announcer pronounces his name
Gotta fill innings in the early spring. I doubt he makes it past the first couple rounds of cuts.
The San Diego Padres. LOL!
Giants getting plenty of minor deals this offseason. Still waiting on BIG, IMPACTFUL DEALS
I’m interested to see how Daniel Susac does. Hope he works out better for the Giants than his brother did.
His brother won a World Series ring with the Giants…
So it worked out for him.
Yeah, he helped the Giants win the World Series. I’d say it’s actually hard to do much better than that.
Although he only played in 4 games in the postseason that year, because he was Posey’s backup.
Um, okay.
Apparently you don’t know these things. No worries.
Your standard to determine if a player worked out for team is if the team won a World Series in any year the player made at least 1 appearance with the team?
When they literally helped their team win a World Series I consider it significant. You don’t?
How did he help the Giants win the World Series in 2014? He went 0 for 2 with a strikeout in 2 WS games that year.
If you think he had no hits in the postseason that year, then you’re incorrect. To be able to win the World Series, first you have to make it… Susac helped the Giants win the 2014 World Series primarily through his contributions as a reliable backup catcher during the regular season, allowing the team to manage Buster Posey’s workload. He appeared in 35 regular season games, batting .273 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI, and earned a full World Series share.
Susac contributed to the Giants’ 2014 World Series win primarily as a reliable backup catcher to Buster Posey, appearing in four postseason games, going 1-for-4, and providing depth and a solid bat off the bench as the team navigated injuries, (though his biggest impact came later as he filled in as the regular catcher during the 2015 season). In the 2014 playoffs, he was a solid depth piece, supporting the team in a limited role while the Giants made their championship run.
His presence ensured the team had quality protection and depth at a crucial position, allowing Posey to rest and the team to manage injuries.
Does that answer your question?
Well, I said World Series, not entire postseason. Yes, he got a hit in the LDS. But how 35 games in 2014 means a success to the Giants is a little confounding. When a team drafts a player in the 2nd round, I would think more than one season as a successful backup catcher is expected. I think the Giants could have given him more chances after that season but they felt that he wasn’t worth keeping much longer. I would argue that he wasn’t a success for the Giants but my standards seem to be different than yours.
@Baseball77
-‘I would think more than one season as a successful backup catcher is expected. I think the Giants could have given him more chances after that season but they felt that he wasn’t worth keeping much longer.’-
Apparently you didn’t read the whole comment you’re replying to.
-‘though his biggest impact came later as he filled in as the regular catcher during the 2015 season).’-
And that wasn’t a good year but your argument, up to that last post, was he was successful because the Giants won the 2014 World Series and he played with them that year.
Also, he wasn’t a regular in 2015. He replaced Hector Sanchez as the backup in 2014 and retained that role for much of 2015 when he was healthy. He was not the regular catcher. Posey played 106 games at catcher, followed by Susac at 40 and Sanchez at 16
The words ‘He helped the Giants win the 2014 World Series’ are not my words. I’m just repeating them. And sometimes cutting and pasting them. I suppose you think if Buster Posey had been run out there for every game, with no rest, that they would have won it too? if so, then… ok.
In 2015, the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants was primarily Buster Posey. Andrew Susac served as the main backup catcher and was temporarily named the Giants’ regular catcher in late June due to injuries to other players that shifted Posey to first base.
Andrew Susac’s 2015 season was affected by a wrist injury and a thumb sprain, but he appeared in a career-high 52 games that year, starting 33 of them
Seriously if you spent even less than a minute researching before commenting you would not post such erroneous misinformation.
This whole thing started because you said that he helped win the World Series. I don’t care if that was an original thought from you or a cut and paste. It was your stated reason for why he was a successful player for the Giants. And just because someone was a backup catcher for two years does not make for a successful run with the team. I hope that Daniel Susac can work out better than his brother did, going back to my original point. That means at least 3 seasons as a good backup.
As for the games played in 2015, I did the research. Go to BBRef and look at that year’s club. Scroll down a bit to see the game breakdown by player. That is where it shows Posey played 106 games and Susac 40 games at catcher. Yes, Posey played some at 1st base but he was, by far, the primary catcher that year.
According to Baseball Reference Susac played in 52 games that year..
And there was this: ‘In 2015, the starting catcher for the San Francisco Giants was primarily Buster Posey. Andrew Susac served as the main backup catcher and was temporarily named the Giants’ regular catcher in late June due to injuries to other players that shifted Posey to first base.’
He was a pinch hitter as well. Again, look at the defensive breakdown on the BBRef team page for 2015. Also, his games by position is going to be on his page.
Yes, Susac did start 10 of the 12 games he appeared in during June but only started on back to back days one time. If anything, he was in a platoon with Posey and he went back to a more traditional backup role in July before going down with an injury for half of July and half of August.
I was literally just cutting and pasting information from a source. They are not my words, and they are still out there. Your argument is with them, not me.
Why would you use a source if you do not agree with them? And if you do agree with them, why are you using them argument is with them, not you? Either they are right or wrong. Maybe the Giants thought briefly about the idea of moving Posey to 1st base permanently, I do remember that they flirted with it. But they never actually committed to the idea. You can do the research yourself to see if what is out there is true or not. Like you said in an earlier post, if you researched for less than a minute then you would not post such erroneous misinformation.
‘Why would you use a source if you do not agree with them?’
I never said I didn’t agree with it.
‘they never actually committed to the idea’
was temporarily named the Giants’ regular catcher in late June. – They did temporarily. ‘You can do the research’ – I remember that year, I know it happened. Sorry if you don’t.
Maybe check to see if your memories match reality, because his starts that year clearly show nothing more than a platoon for a month in 2015. Saying that they want to do something and actually doing it are two different things. They said they would but they didn’t commit to doing it. You want to scold me about not doing research and then lean on your memories to counter my researched responses. Did you research to see if you were remembering correctly?
And you did imply that you didn’t agree with “others” but trying to dodge my points by stating that it wasn’t you that said that. Why would you say that if you ageeed with them? Instead, you should try to back up what they said by using some research that shows that was correct or humbly recognize where you were wrong by using what others said.
According to records, statistics and printed history, you’re incorrect. But go off lol
Really? Did you bother to check his BBRef player page for games played? Or are you just going to go off ethereal “sources” you have? Care to share one piece of concrete evidence that I’m wrong?
I’ll even share the link to his 2015 games played log:
baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=susacan0…
He started 10 games in June and 6 games in July. He was injured from July 19th to August 16th.
And here are the games the Giants played in 2015:
baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2015-schedule-sco…
They played 26 games in June and 13 games in July before the 19th.
Please tell me how this means that Susac was the starting catcher in that timeframe. Share with me any sources you find that show I’m wrong.
I’m fine with stopping this conversation but I would suggest that, in the future, you need to cite your sources. Saying “people say this and that about the subject” is NOT sharing evidence. That is called hearsay and is not admissible in any court. It does not make for a strong argument outside of court either.
I think one thing we can agree on is that we hope the Giants field a good team in 2026.
You didn’t cite any sources except Baseball Reference once to indicate how many games Susac played in 2025. But I already said that I’d stop the conversation. If you want to respond, go right ahead but this is my last post on this conversation.
Margevicius will receive a $825K salary if he reaches the majors
— unlikely they will see him in majors unless he outperforms his past stats. Those foreign leagues stats, don’t tell the true tale of mlb possibilities.
More dumpster diving by cheapskate ownership group
Every team does this; weird take bro.
It seems there are a few fans of most teams who have the same take whenever their team of choice signs a player to this type of deal.
It’s lazy, tired and uninspired. There’s much more apt and creative ways to complain about “cheap Ownership” than complain about MiLB depth signings that all teams do.
Padres legend Nick Margevicius!
I hope he makes it back for at least one more cup of coffee.
Good luck Nick!
Id like to buy a vowel
Might also include Kyle Tucker, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suarez, Bichette, Beer, Imai, considering nobody’s acquired those guys.
The theater was a good move. Other teams in the division have a reason to not like that pick up. Not everything is always as it appears.
I’m hoping T. Curran picks up some quality innings this year.
From Fansided, “Imai revealed that he has not received a single offer in free agency.”
Come on Giants, offer $60M/3 and let’s see what happens!