MLB Rumors: Zack Minasian to Be Named Giants GM; Will Make History with Brother Perry

The San Francisco Giants are reportedly set to promote Zack Minasian from vice president of professional scouting to general manager.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Jon Heyman of the New York Post both reported the anticipated move on Thursday.

Nightengale added that Minasian is set to make MLB history along with his brother, Los Angeles Angels GM Perry Minasian, as the first brothers to simultaneously serve as general managers for different MLB teams.

The Giants' GM role became available over the past month amid the organization's reshuffling of the front office.

Farhan Zaidi, who was the Giants' president of baseball operations since late 2018, departed the organization and was replaced by former Giants catcher and three-time World Series champion Buster Posey.

Posey decided to move on from Pete Putila, who had been the Giants' general manager since 2022.

Minasian spent 14 seasons in the Milwaukee Brewers organization before joining the Giants in 2019. He was elevated to the position of vice president of pro scouting in 2022, and he is now set to become the 11th official general manager in Giants history.

Perry Minasian has been the Angels' general manager since 2020 when he took over after the firing of Billy Eppler. He signed a two-year contract extension in August despite having yet to lead the Angels to the playoffs.

As for the Giants, Zack Minasian is taking the reins of a club that went 80-82 in 2024 and has now missed the playoffs in three consecutive seasons.

San Francisco has just one playoff appearance over the past eight campaigns, that being an apparent outlier season in 2021 when the Giants went a surprising 107-55 and reached the National League Division Series.

Minasian will look to get the Giants back to where they were from 2010 to 2014 when they won three World Series titles in five seasons.

Some of the biggest immediate decisions for Minasian will relate to deciding what to do with starting pitcher Blake Snell, outfielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Thairo Estrada.

All of them are set to hit free agency, provided Snell declines his player option for 2025 after posting a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts this past season.

After narrowly missing out on signing superstar outfielder Aaron Judge away from the New York Yankees last offseason, the Giants could be major players this offseason in a free-agent class that will include Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried.