The Giants have re-signed right-hander Cody Stashak to a minor league deal, per Matt Eddy of Baseball America. He had signed a minor league deal with the club in August of last year but will now return to the organization for this year.
Stashak, 30 in June, made his major league debut with the Twins in 2019 and the start of his big league career went well. He threw 25 innings for the Twins that year and another 15 in the shortened 2020 season. He had a 3.15 earned run average after those two campaigns, having paired a strong 26.1% strikeout rate with a tiny 2.5% walk rate.
In 2021, he made 15 appearances with his ERA jumping to 6.89, though bad luck may have played a role in that small sample. His walk rate jumped to 13.3% but he also punched out 34.7% of hitters. A .389 batting average on balls in play and 62% strand rate were both on the unfortunate side of average. He didn’t get a chance for those numbers to regress as a left back disc injury prevented him from making an appearance after the month of May.
He made 11 appearances in 2022, with his ERA falling to 3.86 in those, but then he required season-ending surgery to repair a labrum tear in his throwing shoulder. He was outrighted by the Twins at the end of the year and then joined the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League, but signed with the Giants after just a couple of appearances. He made five appearances for Triple-A Sacramento late last year, allowing seven earned runs in five innings.
Though the results weren’t ideal in that brief look, the Giants were nonetheless intrigued enough to bring him back. After so much missed time, it’s hard to know what form he will be in, but he has generally had strong strikeout and walk numbers all throughout his career. In 383 minor league contests, he has punched out 25.3% of batters faced while giving out free passes at just a 5.8% clip. If he gets over his recent health woes, he’ll provide the Giants with some non-roster depth. If he gets added to the roster, he still has a couple of options and just over three years of service time.
The club’s bullpen figures to have a core of Camilo Doval, Luke Jackson and the brothers Tyler Rogers and Taylor Rogers. But the remaining spots could be taken by guys with options and limited experience, such as Ryan Walker, Sean Hjelle, Erik Miller or Randy Rodríguez. If Stashak is healthy and throwing well, there could be a path open for him to get back to the majors.
How many of you saw “Cody” and went Ohhhhhh-Honestly?
Honestly? I did not. I was able to read through the entire headline
Not to brag.
He was good for us last few years…
This is the breaking news I crave
They’ll stash him in AAA
Stashak = Potshed
Who? Stay hot, Farhan. You’re on fire
Ryan Walker is Solid too
He owes it all to the football slider.
Blah blah blah center grip, blah blah blah stiff wrist etc.
Ryan Walker is a future closer. Amazing pick.
Hopefully the first of two Codys.
Hope they don’t get bellinger.
Wasn’t Stashak in Welcome Back Kotter?”
That show went off the air over 45 years ago.
I had nowhere to go with this, just pointing out that is a long time.
Guy looked pretty decent until he got injured. Let’s hope he can get back to form and be productive again. In 2022, he was actually underperforming his ERA. ERA was 3.86 compared to his FRA of 3.38. Good pick up by the Giants. Worst case, he doesn’t return to normal and it’s just a minor league contract.
Zaidi needs to stop dumpster diving & get star impact players – at least top of rotation SP & 2-3 star impact bats.
If Zaidi can’t get the job done he needs to be FIRED!!!
There’s no top of rotation worth their asking price. I could see chapman and maybe pham or Rosario.
Ugh! None of those you name are worth the price. Montgomery and others might be, even if they’re expensive.
The Giants roster is set for the upcoming season. There won’t be any more big additions. I thought that was pretty obvious and that everyone knew this?
You do know that Zaidi makes a high seven-figures, don’t you? Seriously, seven figures. For real.
In Zaidi’s time with the Giants the biggest name for which he has traded is Robbie Ray. The second biggest name is Tony Watson – for real. Maybe GMs find Zaidi as off-putting as fans do…
Buying the next Akiyama and dumpster pitchers is is “signature play”…
tis
Would love to see fans get a chance to run their teams into the ground so they’d shut up with the stupid taeks
GURANTEED – If was made a GM for six years my trade record would be better than scoring Tony Watson as my biggest haul. You too filihok, you would do better with trades.
tis
“GURANTEED”
Go ahead and believe that
Name a less productive GM, troll…
tis
“Name a less productive GM”
Almost certainly you
Almost though am quite confident on the trade front that with six years I can snag better than Tony Watson….
A typo is your power play? You’re related to FZ maybe?
Please tell me you think he had a great off-season and explain it 😉
tis
“Please tell me you think he had a great off season and explain it ”
I said he was better than you
You can’t even have a discussion about baseball and you think you could run a team
You have zero idea about me. And I said I would have a better get on a trade than Tony Watson if I had six years.
tis
Nope
Here’s what you said
“If was made a GM for six years my trade record would be better than scoring Tony Watson as my biggest haul. You too filihok, you would do better with trades.”
It’s a bit convoluted because, like most people, you’re writing level here is pre-high school.
Could anyone get a “bigger haul” than Tony Watson? Sure. I guess. Even Zaidi
“In Zaidi’s time with the Giants the biggest name for which he has traded is Robbie Ray. The second biggest name is Tony Watson ”
This you?
But, then you go on to say “better record with trades”. This is where I take real issue. The average baseball fan, or MLBTR commenter, would get taken to town repeatedly making trades with real front offices (or negotiating with agents).
As to having zero idea about you – wrong.
Using basic Bayesian reasoning, it becomes clear that you don’t know what you are talking about.
tonyinsingapore, Clearly the problem is your delusional belief that being a GM is easy. Generally, no matter how knowledgeable some fans are, they are clueless to how difficult building a roster is. Fans like you, with the power of hindsight criticize what he’s done without ever saying what he should have done.
It’s also interesting how you talk about trades specifically. But you ignore Zaidi’s excellent record of picking up guys like Estrada, Wade, and Yaz for nothing, signing Flores, and drafting guys like Bailey and Harrison. And you show no recognition of his ability to recognize, and profit from, the potential of guys like Gausman, and Rodon.
I’m a Bay Area guy and know all about the FA signings. And I didn’t say I could an organisation. I said if given six years OJT O could land a bigger trade than Tony Watson. And so could you (I said that about the person too).
And the trade/Watson criticisms originated with Grant Brisbee.
Enjoy your FZ time while it lasts !
“…my trade record would be better than scoring Tony Watson…”
But you’re not saying you could run an organization? Anybody c make a big trade, the question is how good is it?
So who would you have traded? Keep in mind that when Zaidi took over he had a roster full of untradeable guys. Things have changed though, and they now have tradeable assets. If scoring a big trade defines a well-run org for you, who would you trade now?
I actually have wondered if players and agents just don’t like the guy when they meet him.
SFG1
What you wonder has nothing to do with anything
Nice talk
Looking forward to the contract details on this one. Hopefully they will have them up soon.
It’s a minor league deal. What sort of details could you be hoping for? A Hertz rental clause?
Why even report this? Farhan stinks.
“Why even report this?”
Because MLBTR reports every team in MLB making the exact same kinds deals every single day.
Go get em Farhan! Another blockbuster
Does Farhan realize if he doesn’t make the playoffs this year, he’s getting fired? Like, what are you saving all their money for? Worried about 2026, when you’re an advisor for the A’s? This is your last off-season as a PBO, dude. Clock is ticking.
Clock should have already expired. Melvin saved Zaidi by demanding both of their contracts be the same in length. Thus Zaidi can thank Melvin for getting him a 3-year extension.
Owners are more willing than ever to fire early – same thing in the NFL. Thee must be a clause in the contracts that incents fired Managers and HC to see other work – not as simple as sitting at home and waiting for the cash to hit the bank account…
Bottom line is that the G’s need to win 85+ or FZ is done…
It’s delusional to even think, let alone state categorically, that Zaidi will be fired if they don’t make the PS. The fans don’t have the authority to fire anybody
That’s per Grant Brisbee
So Grant Brisbee said that so it’s guaranteed? Brisbee has no authority either. Actually, I’m a fan of Brisbee, but I know that he isn’t right about everything. And knowing Brisbee’s, work I can see that he might have offered that opinion, but I highly doubt he stated categorically that Zaid would be fired for failing to make the playoffs. He isn’t dumb.
Farhan feverishly at work
When Giants sign a player, too often we hear qualifiers like, “if he’s fully recovered,” “if he can bounce back like he did in 2021,” “if the Giants can fix what ___ team couldn’t,” then this guy might be able to contribute at the major league level. I don’t see other teams doing that nearly as often as the Giants in this Zaidi Era.
When Zaidi signed Rodon, the same type things you quote were written. Not to mention the numerous comments slamming Zaidi for signing someone who they predicted would stink when he wasn’t on the IL.
Rodon seemed to be healthy and ready for success when Yanks signed him. How’d that go? BTW, they fixed Rodon. Luke Jackson was recovering. Cobb was. Desclifani was. Can’t pick and choose 78, except that’s what I just did.
Whether Rodon was healthy or not, with a history of being injured, it was/is a big gamble giving 6 years for the Yankees. Teams see the front end of deals to be the productive seasons, with expectations that the back end won’t be. Not sure how the Yanks will feel should they get only 2 productive seasons out of 6. But, so far Zaidi made a wise decision not to match the Yankees offer.
Giants cannot go into the season with the current rotation and lineup and expect to be anywhere but atop the Rockies.
Saw your comment by chance today. Even after getting Snell, you nailed it.
Baltimore get Burnes….meanwhile FARHAN signs Cody Cody Stashak. I wouldn’t respect Farhan if he didn’t sign this dude….what a complete JOKE the Giants front office is. Memo to Farhan: it’s the off season, feel free to do something…your team sucked last year, you have a ton a money, the Dodgers & D-Backs are re-tooling, & you sign Cody Stashak??? great move guys!
He’s always signing no bodies hoping one may turned into a midlevel player who will then leave to player a better team. .