SAN FRANCISCO -- For five years, Marco Luciano was on the top 100 lists. He was the kind of player that front offices dream of building around, or trading in a blockbuster.

On Friday, the Giants lost him on a waiver claim.

Luciano's time in San Francisco ended when he was claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced Friday. It's a disappointing result for an organization that signed him out of the Dominican Republic but failed when it came to his development.

Luciano ended up playing just 41 games in San Francisco, hitting .217 with no homers. The Giants moved him to the outfield last offseason in hopes of jump-starting his career, but he had a .749 OPS in a hitter-friendly Triple-A league and his defense was viewed as poor. Luciano was out of options after the 2025 season a

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