Giants

Contract Value Index

The Giants' roster construction earns a C- Contract Value Index (CVI), reflecting a front office caught between competing imperatives and making costly portfolio decisions. Of the 12 graded contracts on their 45-man roster, just one deal qualifies as good value—a stark ratio that underscores how often San Francisco has overpaid relative to production and market rate, with seven contracts falling into overpay territory. That single bright spot aside, the CVI reveals a team heavily weighted toward below-market efficiency; the remaining four contracts occupy the middle ground, neither compelling nor egregious, a no-man's-land that wastes precious payroll flexibility in a sport without a hard cap ceiling. The front office appears to have prioritized competitive cushion—locking in roster pieces regardless of age curve or performance trajectory—rather than building depth through arbitration-eligible talent or strategic pre-arb bargains, which explains why the luxury tax burden sits heavier than the on-field return justifies. With the Giants at 31-46 and headed toward an early exit, that miscalculation stings: payroll was deployed to chase a window that never opened, leaving little organizational agility for the reset ahead. A portfolio this bottom-heavy on overpays demands sharper front office discipline in future negotiations, particularly as the team recalibrates around a longer rebuild timeline.