Former Giants in the Big Leagues - 2025 edition

[LHG]

Padres, Pirates Swap Brett Sullivan, Bryce Johnson

The Padres and Pirates swapped a couple of minor leaguers today. Get the details at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Mariners Option Gregory Santos

The Mariners optioned struggling setup man Gregory Santos to Triple-A in an effort to get him back on track. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[LHG]

Austin Slater Undergoes Meniscus Surgery

White Sox outfielder Austin Slater underwent surgery and will be out for more than a month. Find out more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[tzill]

The Rockies announce they have fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and are replacing him with Clint Hurdle, their former manager who had been their assistant to GM Bill Schmidt.

 

[sf1giantfan]

The Rockies announce they have fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and are replacing him with Clint Hurdle, their former manager who had been their assistant to GM Bill Schmidt.

I remember Clint Hurdle on the cover of Sports Illustrated many years touted as a future star. Maybe they meant future batting coach Star. Hopefully he can help the Rockies but not against us of course.

 

[calsnowskier]

15 years ago, BamBam was the big bright star on the coaching front. Now he is getting tossed mid-season from a hitting coach position with one of the worst orgs in the game. What happened to him? How come he never got a managerial job?

 

[LHG]

15 years ago, BamBam was the big bright star on the coaching front. Now he is getting tossed mid-season from a hitting coach position with one of the worst orgs in the game. What happened to him? How come he never got a managerial job?

It makes me wonder how many "future managers" never make it to that role. Wasn't Steve Decker the guy before him whom some wondered would replace Bochy? You hear of these guys' names in multiple manager hiring rumors and they disappear, never to be considered again.

 

[LHG]

Cubs Re-Sign Caleb Kilian To Minor League Deal

The Cubs brought righty Caleb Kilian after releasing him last week. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

 

[calsnowskier]

Guardians Select Will Wilson

The Guardians added a former first-round pick to their roster. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Time for him to become an allstar?

 

[calsnowskier]

Yankees Select Tyler Matzek, Designate Yoendrys Gómez For Assignment

The Yankees brought in Matzek and have sent out Yoendrys. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

And forever Giant, Tyler Matzek…

 

[tzill]

Poo Dramapantz….#forevergiant

 

[tzill]

Joc Pederson has not recorded a Hit in 41 straight AB.Chris Davis holds the MLB record with an 0-54 stretch in 2019.
https://x.com/SleeperMLB/status/1915052135651451210/photo/1

 

[tzill]

BULLET DODGED!!

 

[tzill]

You're gonna think I am making this up, but Tobias Myers occupied a spot on the Giants' 40-man roster for like a month in 2022.

DFA’d for #ForeverGiant Dixon Machado!

 

[tzill]

Randy Rodríguez is 1 of 4 pitchers who have not walked a batter (Min. 10 IP) in 2025. The full list includes:

-Randy Rodríguez (SF)
-Steven Okert (HOU)
-Tanner Scott (LAD)
-Manuel Rodríguez (TB)

We let Okert walk...just sayin.

 

[calsnowskier]

Randy Rodríguez is 1 of 4 pitchers who have not walked a batter (Min. 10 IP) in 2025. The full list includes:

-Randy Rodríguez (SF)
-Steven Okert (HOU)
-Tanner Scott (LAD)
-Manuel Rodríguez (TB)

We let Okert walk...just sayin.

We “let him walk” after the ‘19 season, in which he pitched poorly for Sacto. He then opted out of ‘20 before reappearing with Miami in ‘21 and putting together a pretty good 3-year run with them., then having a largely ineffective season with Minnesota last year.

Teams need to make roster decisions based on what info they have at the time. While I vaguely remember viewing his loss at the time as a bad thing, mentioning we “let him walk” 6 years prior while making a point he is having a good 10-game stretch is a bit of “yellow journalism”, imho.

 

[tzill]

We “let him walk” after the ‘19 season, in which he pitched poorly for Sacto. He then opted out of ‘20 before reappearing with Miami in ‘21 and putting together a pretty good 3-year run with them., then having a largely ineffective season with Minnesota last year.

Teams need to make roster decisions based on what info they have at the time. While I vaguely remember viewing his loss at the time as a bad thing, mentioning we “let him walk” 6 years prior while making a point he is having a good 10-game stretch is a bit of “yellow journalism”, imho.

Fair enough. I didn't look into his Baseball Ref page tbh.

I recall losing him as a "meh, whatever" moment.