Harrison ready to build off 2024 rookie season with Giants

Every pitcher in the Giants organization hopes to pick something up from Justin Verlander this spring, but when new pitching coach J.P. Martinez thinks of Kyle Harrison's future, it's the other veteran in the rotation who stands out as someone for Harrison to follow, and not just because Robbie Ray also is left-handed. Ray broke into the big leagues in 2014 as a 22-year-old and posted an 8.16 ERA for the Detroit Tigers. A year later, that number was down to 3.52 in Arizona, but Ray's second year with the Diamondbacks was more inconsistent and resulted in a 4.90 ERA. Martinez has a long list for Harrison to look back at, one that includes the likes of Clayton Kershaw and Blake Snell.