Overview
- Mahle’s contract is for $10 million with a reported additional $2.5 million available through incentives.
- The 31-year-old posted a 2.18 ERA with 66 strikeouts over 86 2/3 innings in 16 starts for Texas in 2025.
- Recent shoulder fatigue and a prior Tommy John surgery have limited his workload over the past three seasons.
- San Francisco projects Mahle into a rotation led by Logan Webb and Robbie Ray after also adding Adrian Houser.
- GM Zack Minasian said the club is comfortable with its five starters but will keep monitoring opportunities to upgrade, with Bochy advocating for Mahle based on firsthand experience.