San Diego Padres' Brandon Lockridge, right, steals second base as San Francisco Giants second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald, center, is unable to control the ball as umpire Malachi Moore, left, looks

The San Francisco Giants entered the offseason widely expected to add to their starting rotation, especially after the departure of Blake Snell to their heated rival Los Angeles Dodgers. While they had interest in virtually all of the top of market names — nearly landing at least one — the pursuits did not work out and the Giants were left looking towards the secondary group of available free agent pitchers.

The San Francisco Giants and Athletics kick off spring training Saturday in Arizona. The Giants take on the Texas Rangers and the A’s face off against the San Diego Padres. Here’s how you can catch the action — including watching the A’s for free.

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The San Francisco Giants and Athletics kick off spring training Saturday in Arizona. The Giants take on the Texas Rangers and the A’s face off against the San Diego Padres. Here’s how you can catch the action — including watching the A’s for free.

San Diego Padres starter Nick Pivetta made a great first impression in his Spring Training debut on Tuesday. Padres: Nick

Heliot Ramos made his spring training debut for the Giants Tuesday and was feeling spry enough to steal a base in a 1-1 tie with the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium.

The San Francisco Giants know if they want to get back into the playoff picture in the National League, they need to start producing runs at a more consistent clip. That is part of the reason they so aggressively pursued Willy Adames in free agency.

Spring Breakout is back. The Giants will field a group of their top prospects and pit them against a team of prospects from another organization, providing a glimpse at some of the most exciting talent that’s coming up through the Minor Leagues.

The most glaring issue for the Padres comes at the end of their order. Their projected lineup has 35-year-old Heyward, who has posted a .230/.301/.393 line over the last four seasons, batting seventh, and 25-year-old Tirso Ornelas, who has yet to make his major league debut, batting ninth.

Nick Pivetta brings five pitches and a passion into his initial season with the Padres. It was all there in his Cactus League debut on Tuesday. Pivetta, the newest addition to the Padres’ rotation, st