The Giants discovered a potential foundational piece to their starting rotation last season in Landen Roupp, and through three starts in 2026, the young right-handed pitcher appears to be taking that next step. Roupp posted a 3.80 ERA in 106 2/3 innings piched across 22 starts last season before a knee injury on Aug. 20 ended his impressive first full campaign, and appears to have picked up right where he left off early in 2026.In three starts this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.24 ERA with 18 strikeouts and five walks in 16 2/3 innings pitched. Roupp has been so impressive early in his MLB career that Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow made a potentially bold prediction in his weekly appearance with KNBR 680’s “Murph & Markus” on Monday morning. “He’s a monster,” Krukow said. “I’ve liked this guy since the first day I’ve seen him. And remember, when we first saw him, he was a two-pitch guy, he was a sinker-curveball guy and if he got into a bit of a jam, he would nibble with that fastball and get curveball-heavy. Well, he’s not that guy anymore. “He’s come so far so quickly and I think a great way to explain...