The Giants have outrighted Braden Bishop and right-handed reliever Trevor Hildenberger to Triple-A Sacramento, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. The team designated the two of them for assignment in recent days.
Bishop is a Bay Area native whose younger brother, Hunter, is in the Giants’ system. The Giants claimed the elder Bishop, 27, via waivers from the Mariners on May 17, though he didn’t get a chance with San Francisco before it designated him. Bishop had brief major league appearances with the M’s from 2019-21 and batted an ugly .133/.188/.156 in that 99-PA span.
The Giants grabbed Hildenberger off waivers from the Mets on May 18, but he also didn’t see any action with the club before it jettisoned him. Between the Mets and Twins, the 30-year-old has pitched to a 5.52 ERA (with a much better 3.60 SIERA) 133 2/3 innings since he debuted in 2017.
Free upper minors talent. Nice to see a successful claim / dfa / outright
RH platoon with Gardy in CF. Git er dun Cash
Both players grew up in the San Jose area and went to a PAC-12 school, however the 22nd rounder has had a better career than the 3rd rounder to this point.
I can see both Braden and his brother Hunter patrolling the same outfield at Richmond or Sacramento later this summer.
Kevin, if you see them both at Richmond, that’s a really bad sign for Braden. As for both is Sac, it would be nice, but I don’t think Hunter is progressing all that quickly.
Rumor has it the Giants will sign Britney Bishop; she of the 1.250 OPS in collegiate softball….
And to entertain during the 7th inning stretch.
JOEY BISHOP !!