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
Giants key offseason additions include the guy who didn’t pick up the ball in the World Series, three relievers coming off catastrophic injury, a back-end starter, and a theater.
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.
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.
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”
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
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.
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.