The Giants designated outfielder Justin Christian for assignment, tweets Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. With the additions of Ryan Theriot and Guillermo Mota, the team's 40-man roster is now full.
Christian, 31, hit .294/.376/.459 in 589 plate appearances across Double and Triple-A in 2011, appearing at all three outfield positions.
you don’t say…
Looks like Sabean is feeding Christian to the bears (Fresno)
Surprised he hasn’t made an NL roster as a bench player. Specifically as a pinch-runner/fifth outfielder. With those SB numbers in the minors there has to be something there that translates to the major leagues, no? Obviously he’s 31 now, but still.
I should get his jersey…
6 weeks later, They Finally added Mota to the roster.