Current Roster

[calsnowskier]

Cain has officially been removed from the rotation. Stratton will start on Saturday and be inserted into the rotation for the foreseeable future.

 

[LHG]

Cain has officially been removed from the rotation. Stratton will start on Saturday and be inserted into the rotation for the foreseeable future.

Isn't Stratton currently on on the dl? Who is he going to replace on the 25 man roster?

 

[calsnowskier]

Isn't Stratton currently on on the dl? Who is he going to replace on the 25 man roster?

He is, but he scheduled to come off tomorrow. No word who he will replace. Suarez?

 

[LHG]

He is, but he scheduled to come off tomorrow. No word who he will replace. Suarez?

That would make sense (in a 2017 sort of way).

 

[SFGRTB]

Cain has officially been removed from the rotation. Stratton will start on Saturday and be inserted into the rotation for the foreseeable future.

Not that mad about this, wouldn't have been my first choice but given all the circumstances this season, he's just about the only choice left.

Would have been a real interesting spot for Gregorio.... if it weren't for his PED use.

Would have been a possible opening for Beede, but alas injury.

Could *still maybe be an interesting opportunity for Andrew Suarez.... but with 40-man roster spots so precious and him not needing one this offseason works against him. Totally fine with him staying down and seeing what Startton can do.... but if the latter struggles, there could be a chance for Suarez to throw his hat in the ring for a 2018 starting role.

 

[Stokes1931]

Closer Mark Melancon, sidelined for more than a month by an elbow injury, was roughed up in his third rehab assignment Friday night with the San Jose Giants, surrendering four earned runs, including a home run, in two-thirds of an inning against the Inland Empire 66ers.

 

[SFGRTB]

Here we go.....


Pablo a Giants once again. Belt to the concussion DL. And knowing Bochy, Pablo is going to be batting 3rd.

 

[Stokes1931]

 

[calsnowskier]

I have not seen anything on the corresponding 40 move. Morse to the 60?

 

[calsnowskier]

So two more transaction to come today...

40-man move to add Pablo...

25-man move to add Stratton...

I will guess that Morse will be moved to the 60-day for Pablo and Suarez will be sent to Sacto. They COUKD option Moncrief, but that would mean that they basically lose him for next year. Suarez does not deserve to be sent down, but "inventory".

 

[SFGRTB]

So two more transaction to come today...

40-man move to add Pablo...

25-man move to add Stratton...

I will guess that Morse will be moved to the 60-day for Pablo and Suarez will be sent to Sacto. They COUKD option Moncrief, but that would mean that they basically lose him for next year. Suarez does not deserve to be sent down, but "inventory".

Yeah probably Suarez since having him and Cain is "redundant", even though I want to see more of Suarez. He's added a quite a bit of velocity to his fastball and slider, and the slider looks real good.

And yeah I think it's finally time the spend the Morse bullet.

 

[calsnowskier]

Wow...

Didn't see this one coming...

Kontos was claimed by the Pirates, and Giants let them have him.

 

[calsnowskier]

Yeah probably Suarez since having him and Cain is "redundant", even though I want to see more of Suarez. He's added a quite a bit of velocity to his fastball and slider, and the slider looks real good.

And yeah I think it's finally time the spend the Morse bullet.

The Kontos moves solves both problems, so now they just need to officially activate Stratton.

 

[Stokes1931]

Wow...

Didn't see this one coming...

Kontos was claimed by the Pirates, and Giants let them have him.

Sort of surprising. He can take his 45% inherited runners stat to the Bucs.

 

[Stokes1931]

Pirates Claim George Kontos From Giants

The Giants have announced that the Pirates have been awarded Giants reliever George Kontos on a waiver claim. The Giants evidently placed Kontos on revocable waivers, as Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets, then gave him up without receiving anything in return. The move clears a 25-man spot for Chris Stratton, who is set to pitch against the Diamondbacks today, and a more permanent spot in the bullpen for Matt Cain.

That the Giants would essentially give Kontos away still rates as something of a surprise, since he’s been effective this season. The 32-year-old righty has posted a 3.83 ERA, 9.6 K/9, 3.0 BB/9 and a 47.9 GB%. While Kontos’ exact profile has shifted from year to year (he had a K/9 of just 5.9 last season, for example), he’s been effective since joining the Giants early in the 2012 season and has a 3.05 career ERA, albeit with peripherals that are somewhat less impressive than that.

Kontos will help bolster a Pirates bullpen that has rated as about average this season and that effectively swapped Tony Watson for Joaquin Benoit at the trade deadline. If Kontos performs well for the Pirates, they can keep him beyond this season — he makes just $1.75MM this year, and is not eligible for free agency until after 2019.

 

[calsnowskier]

That is a lot of relief innings that open up, though. Gita figure that Crick will be given an opportunity to see more leverage situations now.

 

[SFGRTB]

Wow...

Didn't see this one coming...

Kontos was claimed by the Pirates, and Giants let them have him.

Interesting........ not that mad to see him go. As I've said before, he causes more problems than he solves. Nothing against his character.

 

[SFGRTB]

The Kontos moves solves both problems, so now they just need to officially activate Stratton.

Solid move.

 

[SFGRTB]

That is a lot of relief innings that open up, though. Gita figure that Crick will be given an opportunity to see more leverage situations now.

Hope so, want to see more of Crick, and maybe Moronta if Cain goes on the legacy DL.

 

[Stokes1931]

That is a lot of relief innings that open up, though. Gita figure that Crick will be given an opportunity to see more leverage situations now.

We've got to see Snelten in September, right? Though doesn't that require he be moved to the 40?