The Giants have activated right fielder Hunter Pence from the disabled list and optioned infielder Christian Arroyo to Triple-A, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area was among those to report (Twitter link).
Pence hasn’t taken an at-bat since May 12 on account of a left hamstring strain. Before Pence landed on the shelf, the normally steady veteran batted a meek .243/.289/.338 in 149 plate appearances. But the other right fielders the Giants have used this year, the just-designated Justin Ruggiano, Mac Williamson and Austin Slater, have each posted worse batting lines than Pence over a combined 106 trips to the plate. Now, if the 23-34 Giants are going to get back into the playoff race, they’ll need the 34-year-old Pence to return to his typical form. Entering Sunday, San Francisco sits 12 games behind the NL West-leading Dodgers and 10.5 out of a wild-card spot.
Arroyo, whom the Giants promoted in late April, didn’t help their cause in his first taste of major league action. The 22-year-old has been on various top 100 prospect lists (MLB.com currently ranks him 79th), but he hit a woeful .197/.244/.304 and totaled 32 strikeouts against eight walks in his initial big league call-up. Arroyo primarily played third base, where Eduardo Nunez has rebounded offensively since a rough April, and also picked up some middle infield experience.
but arroyo got a hit off clayton kershaw….
Put him in the hof !!!
Dejong hit a home run off greg holland in his first at-bat.
The arroyo getting a hit off kershaw was a stupid comment by jason martinez during one of his chats.
Arroyo he was hot sh– when he was in Fresno earlier did not acknowledge fans sign autographs was a typical I’m better to be here he’s back
Well Fresno is Astros territory now. So there’s that.
Now here is a true fan! He/she/IT doesn’t even know where the AAA team is!
Go away!!!
The Christian Arroyo era has begun
In Sacramento?
Possibly the Best River Cat ever!
Arroyo was slumping you could see the move coming. Thought they would send down calixte or designate Hernandez though first. Then when Morse comes back send down Arroyo
The Giants are like the 2012 Phillies. Old lineup, empty farm system.
The Giants can’t hit. The Giants don’t “need a bat”, the Giants need a new, young, talented lineup.
While I agree the Giants can’t hit, its not as though the lineup is old. Minus Span and Pence, the rest of the starters are 30 and below.
30 is old in MLB. There are exceptions, but the majority are old when they’re thirty. They might still be serviceable players but their best years are behind them. You can see the lack of energy.
Have you tortured yourself watching this Phillies/Giants series? The Giants can’t square up fastballs down the heart of the plate when they know that’s what’s coming.
The other guys in their mid twenties are not real talents. The Giants don’t have a lineup.
Agreed to a small extent
30-to-33 is serviceable dependant on talent.
The major league line up needs to be gutted! Trade MadBum for 5 Major League ready guys, I think it’s time….
I am joking obviously….
But yes the team needs to be gutted and rebuilt
Trade Belt and Pence immediately, if there are any takers. DFA Hernandez and Hill. Fire Bobby. Tell Madbum to go back to the farm and grow up. Bring up Shaw and let the kids play out the season.
yeah, piss off your only chance at contending anytime soon. great idea
Belt has some value to be traded
But I don’t think Pence does
The Giants’ lineup is a classic case of the whole being less than the sum of its parts. Most of their starting position players are solid in their own right, and yet they struggle daily to produce runs. The ABs are not quality. Even if Pence was MVP caliber, his endless string of injuries is a huge liability, and I don’t even wanna get started in the black hole that’s existed in LF for several seasons now.