The Giants have designated left-hander Matt Reynolds for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Gordon Beckham, whose acquisition from the Braves is now official, tweets Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. Additionally, the Giants have selected the contract of former Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez from Triple-A Sacramento and placed Mac Williamson on the 60-day DL with a quadriceps strain to clear another 40-man roster spot.
Reynolds, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Giants earlier this summer and had his contract selected back in July. He allowed five runs in six innings at the big league level but enjoyed a more successful run with San Francisco’s Triple-A affiliate, firing off 13 2/3 shutout innings with a 12-to-2 K/BB ratio. The veteran Reynolds tossed 153 1/3 innings of 3.58 ERA ball with with 8.3 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 between the Rockies and D-backs from 2010-13, but he underwent Tommy John surgery in early 2014 and missed the season. He’s spent the past two seasons attempting to earn his way back into regular bullpen work at the Major League level and figures to be in line for another minor league pact and an invite to Spring Training this coming offseason.
Sanchez, 28, will give manager Bruce Bochy a third catcher over the final week of the regular season. The former No. 4 overall draft pick hit .259/.303/.378 in parts of three Major League seasons with the Pirates but has split the 2016 season between the Triple-A affiliates for the Jays and Giants, batting a disappointing .201/.298/.317 through 228 plate appearances.
Stupid GM move by the Giants.
You’re right. Basically this was because they got Beckham. SF are starving for relief pitching. Even below average relief pitching and instead chose a .217 hitter. They would have been better off bringing him up and having Bumgarner pinch hit.
This is a lot of uproar for a reliever who has pitched half a dozen terrible innings. Unfortunately, Bumgarner isn’t capable of playing D, and as a hitter – he’s good for a pitcher, but still poor overall.
Not saying Beckham hits much better, but still, he has a glove at least.
I feel like Giants fans are getting restless..
That’s kind of comical so much outrage for a guy who pitches in mop up role. His only appearances occur when the Giants are losing, a starter was hit hard and didn’t last, or up big. He obviously wasn’t going to be brought back next year and wasn’t going to be on a potential playoff roster. The rosters are expanded (have plenty of mop up options) and if they had to use Reynolds for more than his average of two innings a week they weren’t going to make the playoffs.
About Flippin time……
Not to worry … The Angels will tender him a big contact …
Why do say this about every guy who is dfa’d or released? It’s not funny