The Giants have released Ramon Ortiz, reports Hank Schulman of The San Francisco Chronicle (on Twitter). The Praver/Shapiro client signed a minor league deal with the Giants last month.
Ortiz, 39, appeared in 22 games for the Cubs last year, posting a 4.86 ERA with 6.8 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 in 33 1/3 innings. The 11-year MLB veteran also made 16 starts at Triple-A, completing 99 1/3 innings with the Iowa Cubs. Ortiz struck out eight and allowed just three earned runs in 10 2/3 innings this spring, so there's a chance he'll hook on elsewhere.
The Giants would have owed Ortiz a $100K retention bonus had they kept him in the organization past a certain date thanks to the new collective bargaining agreement, notes Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area (on Twitter).
Short and sweet.
I’m sorry to hear that…
– A Dodger fan
$100K more for the “Rainy Day” fund!
In the same fashion that Giants went from Orlando Cabrera to Melky…
Look for the Giants to dig up and sign Russ Ortiz in the coming days.
Melky >>>>> Orlando
russ>ramon. yes still. lol
Giants signed him just so they can release him and spite the Dodgers for keeping him as long as they did…