The Athletics and San Francisco Giants could come together on a monster trade that would send Brent Rooker to the Bay Area this year.

This is one of the boldest trade ideas yet. Joe Shasky suggested that the Giants should make a trade for Pittsburgh Pirates star Oneil Cruz.

We say that in addition to the Giants not publicly looking to deal their backup quarterback, there isn’t much reason to suggest that they should make a move on Jameis Winston.

The Giants are among the teams that have reached out to the Pirates about infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

And it wouldn't be a rental, either. Brent Rooker would be a great fit for the San Francisco Giants, but they might need to give up some top prospects to get him.

The Braves were on the verge of a series win coming out of the All-Star break, but blew a five-run lead against the New York Yankees on Saturday night, then lost the series on Sunday. They're now 43-55,

The Giants have signed infielder Gavin Kilen, their first-round pick from last week’s draft. Jim Callis of MLB.com reports that he signed for a bonus of $5,247,500, a bit below the $5,524,300 slot value for the 13th overall pick.