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Giants Place Luis Gonzalez On 10-Day Injured List, Recall Donovan Walton

By TC Zencka | June 23, 2022 at 10:55am CDT

The Giants have placed outfielder Luis Gonzalez on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain (retroactive to June 22). Veteran utility man Donovan Walton has been recalled to claim his roster spot, per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic (via Twitter).

Gonzalez was picked up as a waiver claim last year from the White Sox, but he has made a strong play to be a permanent fixture in the San Francisco outfield. The 26-year-old Gonzalez has already posted 1.2 rWAR/1.0 fWAR in 180 plate appearances on the season. While splitting his time across all three outfield spots, he has hit .302/.361/.447 with three home runs and seven stolen bases.

Walton, 28, made at least one appearance with the Mariners in each of the past four seasons, but with 58 plate appearances with the Giants this year, he’s already close to matching his career-high of 69 plate appearances.

Walton fits a classic San Francisco bench player mold with his ability to play multiple positions. Unfortunately for Walton, the Giants lineup currently leans heavily to the left, giving Walton less utility as a platoon player or spot starter. For now at least, Austin Slater would seem to step into the starting lineup, which could give Walton an opportunity for a game in the grass against a particularly tough right-hander.

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  1. A Seal

    3 years ago

    I wanted the Dodgers to claim Gonzalez the minute he hit waivers. When they needed outfield depth over the offseason, I wanted them to sign him. Now he’s raking for the rival Giants. It sucks.

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  2. rb305

    3 years ago

    Gonzalas has been the best part of the Giants season so far. Glad to see its only 10-days, hope he’s back asap. Now we need to fix this bullpen in turmoil.

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  3. TonyGwynnSD19

    3 years ago

    The Giants. LOL

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    • Get Off My Mound

      3 years ago

      You. Not even worth the laugh.

      Reply
  4. #SheGone

    3 years ago

    How’s Walton been doing in minors this year?

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    • Jean Matrac

      3 years ago

      In Sacramento only slightly better than his terrible MLB numbers, but tbf, both are small samples. He actually hit pretty well in Tacoma when he was still with the M’s.

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