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Giants To Select Sam Long

By Connor Byrne | June 7, 2021 at 8:59pm CDT

The Giants will select the contract of left-hander Sam Long, according to Robert Murray of FanSided. He’ll start their game against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Long was an 18th-round pick of the Rays in 2016 who signed a minor league contract with the Giants entering the current season. He has since recorded a fantastic 1.99 ERA with 37 strikeouts against five walks in 22 2/3 innings divided between Double-A and Triple-A. Overall, Long has pitched to a 2.83 ERA through 178 1/3 minor league frames.

Once he arrives, Long will join a contending San Francisco club that’s currently without Aaron Sanchez and Logan Webb, who have combined for 15 effective starts but are on the injured list at the moment. Kevin Gausman, Anthony DeSclafani, Johnny Cueto and Alex Wood have been good in their own right, and their efforts have helped the Giants to a two-game lead in the National League West.

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  1. Egon Spengler Returns

    2 years ago

    I wonder if he’s related to Shed Long, or perhaps Sam Horn.

    Reply
  2. aussiegiants53

    2 years ago

    Yeah atta boy, excited to see how he goes

    Reply
  3. Steve Nebraska

    2 years ago

    Hope his debut goes better than Kowar’s. Yikes.

    Reply
    • Dorothy_Mantooth

      2 years ago

      Right! I hope that experience doesn’t make him a Koward.

      Reply
  4. boachthecoach

    2 years ago

    Very excited, huge potential and a good guy

    Reply
  5. I Beg To Differ

    2 years ago

    18th round pick. Talk about a long shot to make it to the majors.

    Reply
    • tad2b13

      2 years ago

      Not really, unless it’s in the sense that every draftee is a long shot. Plenty of #1 overall picks have either failed, or had unspectacular careers. But, because it’s hard to project young players, there are a lot of guys drafted in the later rounds that have had nice careers..

      Just in the last few years, the Reds Jonathan India went in the 26th round. The D’backs Andrew Young was also drafted in the 26th round. The Rays drafted Nate Lowe in the 14th round. The Dodgers have been exceptionally good finding talent in the later rounds. Tony Gonsolin was a 9th rounder, Matt Beaty a 12th rounder, and Zach McKinstry went in the 33rd round.

      I only looked at the 2015 to 2017 drafts and only got through the first 11 teams in the alphabet before I got tired of looking.

      But a true long shot to make it to the majors, let alone the HoF, was Mike Piazza, who was taken in the 62nd round.

      Reply
      • tikemrout

        2 years ago

        Jonathan India was drafted in the 1st round by the Reds. Brewers drafted him in the 26th round.

        Reply
        • tad2b13

          2 years ago

          Oops, yeah, you’re right. I missed that one.

  6. dopt

    2 years ago

    Related to Bingo Long

    Reply
  7. YakAttack

    2 years ago

    Sam Long was my porn name in the early ’90s.

    Reply
  8. statman

    2 years ago

    Long was indeed a long shot to make it to the big leagues and faced even longer odds after being released by the Rays. He thought long and hard about quitting but decided to give it another shot and trained long days and nights. Hopefully Long will have a long and productive career.

    Reply
  9. cheeryvladdy

    2 years ago

    Maybe he’s coming up to be pitch in long relief?

    Reply
    • antibelt

      2 years ago

      He’ll get the spot start, but also on a pitch count. Beede has been back in AAA, but has been getting lit up, so glad Long was finally given a shot.

      Reply
    • Baseball 1600

      2 years ago

      Filling in Kazmir’s role. Whenever Webb/Sanchez come off the IL he’ll likely be demoted unless he outperforms expectations.

      Reply
      • PutPeteRoseInTheHall

        2 years ago

        Demoted or moved to the bullpen. Judging from earlier comments there are people that think he will end up in the bullpen, but also I think that would work for us

        Reply
    • champion1701

      2 years ago

      I see what you did there…. Cheeky lol

      Reply
  10. Baseball 1600

    2 years ago

    Local kid with a strong minor league track record. Hopefully he proves to be more than just an Andrew Suarez

    Reply
    • Peart of the game

      2 years ago

      Suarez was pretty good in 2018 so that’s a good outcome

      Reply
  11. sam 17

    2 years ago

    Any relation to Shed Long?

    Reply
    • humphrey x boegarts

      2 years ago

      Shelley Long’s grandson

      Reply
  12. Scottn59c

    2 years ago

    Long time coming, if you ask me.

    Reply
  13. adultsagainstthedh

    2 years ago

    It’s your KNBR Long Inning, presented by the California Lottery’ Long Odds Program.
    “Each program Longer odds than the last”.

    Reply
  14. Balk

    2 years ago

    Great outing for the kid yesterday.

    Reply

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