SAN FRANCISCO — All signs point to the Giants being buyers ahead of the trade deadline.

The Rays are reluctant to trade second baseman Brandon Lowe (one more season of club control) and first baseman Yandy Díaz (two more). Owner Stuart Sternberg surely would prefer the team to do everything possible to make the playoffs in the final season before he sells the club. And the team’s wild-card deficit is only 2 1/2 games.

New York Giants great Tiki Barber, who works with Esiason at WFAN, officially entered the fray on Monday afternoon. Barber said on his radio show that he saw Jeter in Cooperstown, N.Y, this past weekend at the National Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies.

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Juan Soto made MLB history with a clutch homer as the Mets swept the Giants and extended their win streak to seven.

Just hearing things around the league and especially my Mets counterpart Will Sammon is really clued in,” Baggarly said. “He’s a really hard worker. One of our most plugged in beat writers I think in terms of what teams are thinking around the league.