That doesn't make sense, but to your last question - because its FZ. He cannot help himself, despite comments to the contrary. Although, considering how many transactions he normally does, he's had some restraint.
Do they go with three catchers? Or dfa Tromp (whom they just purchased) or Heineman (who is one of the few Giants actually hitting)?
McCarthy, I think, will be optioned. Maybe along with Dubon? Yikes!
I have a hard time believing they will burn a year on him to get 50ish games out of him this year, where they won’t get a dime of revenue from him. Especially with the Marlins/Phillies fiasco going on atm...
McCarthy yes. I'm not sure about the second player. Maybe a pitcher? Rogers or Jimenez?
The service clock was badly designed from the get-go.
So why even bother with the Rule V draft? If we can’t hold on to a rule V kid THIS SEASON, there is no point to the very existence of the concept.
37 pitches should be all that it takes to make a decision on whether or not to keep a pitcher.
Duggar is taking BART to SF? That's a bold move in the world of COVID.
cal, you forgot, FZ is in charge. This is one more chance at a transaction (or two or three).
I think its weird that they use that language for assignment because two of them can be added back to the 60 player pool (Wong was never in the 60 player pool). In fact, I'm more surprised that Siri and Brantly, both with previous dfa's, didn't elect free agency as that is the only way they could be added to a team's pool. The more I think about it, MLB should have just made a rule that a player with 6 or more years of professional experience is automatically made a free agent after being dfa'd. That would allow them to have the ability to sign with someone else for at least a shot elsewhere. Besides, they will be free agents at season's end, so what is the point of the organization that dfa'd them having control over them the rest of the season?
