MESA, Ariz. — At the end of last year’s postseason, Robbie Ray sent a text message to Tarik Skubal — one lefty to another.

With spring training heating up for the San Francisco Giants, the team is hoping that 2025 will be when they finally break through and step out of their mediocrity. It has been a challenging several years for the Giants.

Regrettably, the only question I could come up with was about the upcoming Academy Awards — specifically, who he thought would win Best Picture. I know, I know. In retrospect, I should’ve asked him what it felt like to annihilate Mat Latos’s soul.