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Giants Designate D.J. Snelten, Release Hector Sanchez

By Connor Byrne | May 28, 2018 at 2:01pm CDT

The Giants have designated left-hander D.J. Snelten for assignment, Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group reports. Additionally, the club has released catcher Hector Sanchez, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Sanchez recently suffered his eighth concussion, Pavlovic notes.

The 25-year-old Snelten’s exiting the Giants’ 40-man roster to make room for the addition of righty Dereck Rodriguez. Snelten, a 6-foot-7, 245-pounder, joined the Giants in the ninth round of the 2013 draft and worked his way to the majors this year. He struggled across 4 1/3 innings, though, allowing five earned runs on nine hits and three walks (with four strikeouts). Snelten has been far more effective at Triple-A since last season, having combined for a 2.84 ERA with 7.5 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9 over 69 2/3 frames.

Sanchez, 28, has spent the majority of his professional career in the San Francisco organization. He made his pro debut back in 2007 and ascended to the majors in 2011, later seeing extensive action with the Giants from 2012-14. He left the Giants after 2015 and spent the ’16 campaign with the White Sox and Padres, only to return to San Francisco the next season.

Sanchez stayed with the Giants on a minor league deal over the winter, but he hasn’t seen any major league action this year. In all, he has amassed 834 plate appearances in the majors, including 637 with the Giants, and hit .238/.273/.367.

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  1. terror661

    7 years ago

    We don’t have a pitcher with an ERA under 5. How we are even close to .500 I have no clue. Thanks Bobby Evans.

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    • Bocephus

      7 years ago

      Ticket issued by the We Police…

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      • GareBear

        7 years ago

        Nobody cares

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        • IACub

          7 years ago

          Ticket issue by the nobody cares police

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        • sportznut1000

          7 years ago

          iaclub: you must be a joy to be around

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      • Dodgethis

        7 years ago

        We don’t care.

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    • claude raymond

      7 years ago

      Pretty sure he doesn’t pitch

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  2. allmighty

    7 years ago

    Ha good one. Well at least pudge will be signing autographs

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  3. jints1

    7 years ago

    I’m afraid Snelten will get picked up and be successful. In Spring Training folks were high on him.

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  4. DanielDannyDano

    7 years ago

    Such a shame about Sanchez. A powerful catcher when healthy. I hope for a full recovery.

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    • Deke

      7 years ago

      Agree. He was a good Giant and hit well in the clutch. But he’s had soooo many concussions, I really worry about his health if he keeps catching.

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