Current Roster

[LHG]

Injury report update:

Winn: scheduled to throw a bullpen session at Oracle Park on July 13

Ray: scheduled to throw 65-75 pitches in his next start with San Jose on July 14, which could set him up to return shortly after the All-Star break.

Cobb: threw 55 pitches in his third rehab start with Single-A San Jose on July 10, giving up three runs on five hits over four innings. He is expected to pitch in another rehab game in Arizona on July 15

Beck: scheduled to throw a 40-pitch bullpen session at Oracle Park on July 14

Warren: began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento on June 18 and has given up nine earned runs over 8 1/3 innings (9.72 ERA) in his first nine relief appearances

Small: continuing his bullpen progression in Arizona and threw a 20-pitch live batting practice session on July 12

Murphy: took on-field batting practice on June 28 and caught a bullpen on July 6.

There is a rule that pitchers cannot be assigned to the minor leagues for more than 30 days on rehab assignments. Based on this rule, the Giants to make a decision to activate the following pitchers by:
Cobb - July 30th
Warren - July 4th
Ray - July 4th
And this is where it gets weird. He has not been activated yet and is set to start another rehab game soon. I looked around and could not find a rule change on this nor did I see a gap in his assignment. The rule does allow for an assignment to reset if the player has a setback. I’ve not heard of any setback for Ray, nor have I seen a gap in his starting. He has thrown every 4 to 5 days, except for his July 4th start, which came 6 days after his prior start.
Additonally, Warren started his rehab with the ACL on the same day and he has generally appeared in a game, with three different teams, every 2 to 4 days.
Now the rehab date you reference was when he was assigned to AAA, like Ray, he has bounced between the ACL, San Jose and Sacramento. But the rules don’t allow for the clock to reset every time a player gets moved. That would just make the rule unnecessary, as teams could just keep a guy they wanted but didn’t have room for on the 60 day IL, while actively playing, indefnitely. I’d love to know how the Giants successfully skirted around this rule.

 

[LHG]

Giants Release Nick Ahmed

The Giants have released shortstop Nick Ahmed, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The club had designated him for …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[tzill]

The Giants reinstated Austin Warren from 60-day IL and optioned him to Triple-A. The right-hander is a potential depth option for bullpen in second half.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants reinstated Austin Warren from 60-day IL and optioned him to Triple-A. The right-hander is a potential depth option for bullpen in second half.

Updated

 

[LHG]

Putting this here since he is trying to cause a post here anyway . . .

Giants' Logan Porter Triggers Opt-Out Clause

Catcher Logan Porter used an opt-out in his deal with the Giants. They have 48 hours to add him to the roster. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

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[calsnowskier]

The Giants DFA’d 2 players earlier this week that didn’t make the news wire…

Ingram (cleared and assigned to Sacto)
Young (claimed by the Mutts)

 

[LHG]

Cobb and Ray inbound:

Giants Outright Kolton Ingram

The Giants have sent left-hander Kolton Ingram through waivers and outrighted him to Triple-A Sacramento, per Susan Slusser of the …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Mets Claim Alex Young From Giants, DFA Tyler Jay

The Mets claimed left-hander Alex Young off waivers from the Giants and designated lefty Tyler Jay for assignment. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[calsnowskier]

Cobb and Ray inbound:

Giants Outright Kolton Ingram

The Giants have sent left-hander Kolton Ingram through waivers and outrighted him to Triple-A Sacramento, per Susan Slusser of the …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Mets Claim Alex Young From Giants, DFA Tyler Jay

The Mets claimed left-hander Alex Young off waivers from the Giants and designated lefty Tyler Jay for assignment. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[tzill]

So Slater basically for a bag of balls then...

 

[LHG]

Hey, my posting time on that was longer than I thought. When I started your post didn’t show

 

[LHG]

So Slater basically for a bag of balls then...

The Giants did get two mediocre appearances from Young in AAA before letting him go.
I don’t understand why Jackson isn’t the 2nd casualty. It would have freed a spot on the active roster as well

 

[calsnowskier]

Hey, my posting time on that was longer than I thought. When I started your post didn’t show

 

[LHG]

 

[tzill]

With the release of two relievers there is now room for Ray and Cobb on the forty man. The question becomes how you make room on the active roster. With Ray׳s return I see a young pitcher going back to AAA. When Cobb returns I think Jackson gets released or hopefully traded. Then the question is about Hicks and Birdsong. Eventually I see Hicks moving to the pen, to lessen his workload. They might give him one more start coming out of the break, but don’t see him pitching too much more than that as a starter. I assume once Cobb returns the rotation is Snell, Webb, Ray, Cobb, and Harrison, leaving Birdsong in the pen as a bulk innings guy as Cobb and Ray build up.

 

[LHG]

With the release of two relievers there is now room for Ray and Cobb on the forty man. The question becomes how you make room on the active roster. With Ray׳s return I see a young pitcher going back to AAA. When Cobb returns I think Jackson gets released or hopefully traded. Then the question is about Hicks and Birdsong. Eventually I see Hicks moving to the pen, to lessen his workload. They might give him one more start coming out of the break, but don’t see him pitching too much more than that as a starter. I assume once Cobb returns the rotation is Snell, Webb, Ray, Cobb, and Harrison, leaving Birdsong in the pen as a bulk innings guy as Cobb and Ray build up.

Birdsong is likely to be the first guy down to AAA.

Then, either Hicks finally goes on the IL for a sudden injury issue or he moves to the bullpen (or he and either Ray or Cobb piggyback in games initially) and either Miller or Rodriguez get optioned (more likely Rodriguez since Miller is a lefty). Maybe Jackson gets released but I'm not sure the Giants are ready to do that just yet.

 

[tzill]

The Giants acquired RHP Mike Baumann from Seattle for cash considerations, team says.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants acquired RHP Mike Baumann from Seattle for cash considerations, team says.

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Looks like a decent flier.

 

[calsnowskier]

He doesn’t have any options, so he has to join the team. My guess is RanRod gets sent down. But I would prefer cutting Jackson loose.

 

[LHG]

The Giants acquired RHP Mike Baumann from Seattle for cash considerations, team says.

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Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Mike Baumann. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

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Looks like a decent flier.

I'm going to disagree. I don't get the pickup. The bullpen isn't where help is needed and he is far from an unknown commodity. He's thrown in 112 big league games and in those 143.2 IP, he has posted a 4.57 ERA, 1.420 WHIP, 1.1 HR/9 and 7.6 K/9. Even Rodriguez, with his recent struggles, is better. Nothing says upgrade for this pen, unless he replaces Jackson. Even then, the Giants already have to open two roster spots within the next 3 days for Ray and Cobb. They already have some hard decisions to make. Why add him to that mix? Maybe he'll be the next Drew Pomeranz/Kolten Ingram, gone from the roster without making an appearance.

 

[sf1giantfan]

Giants will release him in two weeks