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Giants Sign Matt Hall To Minor League Deal

By Anthony Franco | June 24, 2022 at 8:39am CDT

The Giants signed left-hander Matt Hall to a minor league contract last week, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Sacramento, where he made his organizational debut on Tuesday.

Hall is looking to pitch his way back to the majors for the first time in two years. A former sixth-round pick of the Tigers, the Missouri State product reached the big leagues late in the 2018 campaign. He made five appearances down the stretch, then tallied 23 1/3 innings through 16 outings the following season. Hall posted a 7.71 ERA in 2019 and was designated for assignment the ensuing offseason.

The Red Sox acquired Hall in a minor trade in January 2020. He spent the entire season on the Boston 40-man roster but only made four big league appearances. Hall was tagged for 18 runs in 8 2/3 innings while bouncing between the active roster and the alternate training site during the abbreviated campaign. Boston took him off the 40-man at the end of the year, and he spent most of last season with their top affiliate in Worcester after passing through outright waivers.

Hall’s struggles continued with the WooSox, where he allowed more than seven earned runs per nine innings pitched over 28 outings. That led to his release last August, but he’ll have an opportunity to get things back on track in the upper minors with San Francisco. Owner of an 11.48 ERA in 40 MLB innings, the 28-year-old has obviously yet to find success at the game’s top level.

He’s also struggled through parts of four Triple-A seasons, but Hall posted quality numbers up through Double-A to catch the attention of a few different organizations. Despite not being a hard thrower, he’s flashed promising raw spin rates on both his fastball and curveball during his past MLB looks. Hall also excelled in 28 innings with the Kansas City Monarchs of the independent American Association this season, working to a minuscule 1.29 ERA with 35 strikeouts and only eight walks to earn his way back to the affiliated ranks.

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  1. RoastGobot

    2 months ago

    Ctrl F ‘struggle’ ya sounds like a giants kinda move

    Reply
  2. whyhayzee

    2 months ago

    All these Red Sox 2020 pitchers are getting jobs.

    Reply
  3. NotTonyGwynnSD19

    2 months ago

    Countdown to an LOL in 3…. 2…

    Reply
    • VirginiaGiant

      2 months ago

      Yeah, but this one is kinda funny.

      Looks like the G’s are stocking AAA in lieu of some call ups.

      Reply
  4. FullMontilla

    2 months ago

    I wonder what it is about this guy that looks appealing to the Giants, because its not on paper.

    Reply
    • mister guy

      2 months ago

      looks like the last paragraph – peripherals on the spin rate and recent numbers look like they hope he has figured something out, I would assume especially with the curve, if you got a good spin rate on the curve, that is something. we’ll see what he can do in AAA – since it doesn’t take any roster space on the major league roster it is at worst a lottery ticket and otherwise could be some bullpen help

      Reply
      • goob

        2 months ago

        Yep, occasionally a guy who hasn’t figured it out, finally finds something that clicks. At any rate, he’s a no-cost flyer.

        Reply
      • Clown show

        2 months ago

        Yeah peripherals on the spin rate. Lol.

        Reply
        • mister guy

          2 months ago

          you know what I mean – ‘perpherals like the spin rate’ typo

    • BSHH

      2 months ago

      Hall’s curveball has always been praised as very good. But he simply lacks a decent fastball or any other pitch to set his CB up. That has always made him vulnerable against MLB hitters in spite of his special CB.

      Gruß,
      BSHH

      Reply
  5. semut

    2 months ago

    Career ERA close to 12

    Reply
  6. Edp007

    2 months ago

    Put out the welcome Matt and deck the Hall’s

    Reply
  7. tedtheodorelogan

    2 months ago

    How about bringing in somebody who has actual talent and good numbers when it comes run prevention, which is what actually matters. Who cares if you have a million RPM’s on your fastball if you can’t stop people from hitting it.

    Reply
  8. Bart Harley Jarvis

    2 months ago

    Hatt Mall @foreverGiant

    Reply
  9. HidekiMatsuimalemodel

    2 months ago

    Over 11 era in 40 MLB innings yuck!

    Reply
  10. Redwolves3

    2 months ago

    Lol

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