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Giants Select Logan Porter, Designate Osleivis Basabe For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | June 11, 2025 at 5:30pm CDT

The Giants have selected catcher Logan Porter to their roster. Fellow backstop Patrick Bailey goes on the 10-day injured list with a neck strain, retroactive to June 8. Infielder Osleivis Basabe has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was among those to relay the moves.

It doesn’t appear as though Bailey is facing a lengthy absence. He was initially in Tuesday’s lineup but was scratched due to neck spasms. Not even half an hour before this news dropped, Bailey wasn’t sure if he would actually be going on the IL or not, per Slusser. Manager Bob Melvin also said they were hoping to have Bailey in the lineup by tomorrow, per Slusser. Instead, it seems the club has decided to give Bailey some time to rest up. Since the move has been backdated by three days, he could be back in a week.

Bailey is one of the best defensive catchers in the game but has struggled badly at the plate this season. In 180 plate appearances, he has a .185/.246/.272 batting line and 46 wRC+. The Giants will surely miss his glovework but it’s possible the lineup will get a boost.

Suddenly, the club’s catching corps looks totally different from earlier in the year. Bailey was sharing the position with Sam Huff for most of the season but the Giants swapped in Andrew Knizner for Huff a week ago. Huff was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento but the club has opted to select Porter instead of bringing Huff back.

Porter, 29, has just 38 major league plate appearances. He hit .194/.324/.323 in those trips to the plate, which came with the 2023 Royals. He has put up good offensive numbers at the Triple-A level but has been inconsistent. He slashed .301/.452/.451 for a 148 wRC+ in 2022 but that dropped to a .232/.339/.377 line and 80 wRC+ in 2023. Last year, he bounced back with a .267/.370/.453 showing and 113 wRC+ but he’s down to a .237/.350/.319 line and 89 wRC+ this year.

He may not get much playing time. Knizner has 296 big league games under his belt and doesn’t have great offensive numbers, with a .208/.277/.314 line. However, he was hitting .378/.512/.520 in the minors this year before getting called up. Between that and his experience, he might get a bit more trust to handle things for Bailey’s absence. The fact that Knizner has had a one-week headstart in working with the Giants’ pitching staff should only help. Porter has a full slate of options and can easily be sent back down to Sacramento when Bailey returns.

Basabe, 24, was acquired from the Rays in an offseason cash deal. He has played 53 Triple-A games this year with a tepid .242/.287/.352 line and 69 wRC+. He was once a notable prospect thanks to some big numbers in the lower levels. However, his bat has cratered since reaching the top rung of the minor league ladder. In 213 Triple-A games, he has a .269/.319/.381 line, as well as a .218/.277/.310 showing in his 94 major league plate appearances.

He’ll now head into DFA limbo, which can last as long as a week. The waiver process takes 48 hours, so the Giants could take five days to explore trade possibilities. Basabe can be optioned for the rest of this year but will be out of options in 2026. If the Giants pass him through outright waivers, he could stick with the club as non-roster depth.

Photo courtesy of Rick Scuteri, Imagn Images

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16 Comments

  1. Non Roster Invitee

    2 months ago

    Hopefully he’s related to old timey slugging catcher Darrell Porter.

    Reply
    • Cardinals are good

      2 months ago

      Are they related

      Reply
      • Brett Baty’s Bat

        2 months ago

        Nope. Joey Porter NFL. That’s the connection!

        Reply
  2. bigeasye

    2 months ago

    WHO?

    Reply
    • rhandome

      2 months ago

      a backup catcher

      Reply
      • bag o ballz

        2 months ago

        correction, a backup catcher to the replacement backup catcher

        Reply
    • Steinbrenner2728

      2 months ago

      Logan Porter, MLB catcher for the San Francisco Giants who previously played for the Kansas City Royals.

      Who are you, bigeasye?

      Reply
    • claude raymond

      2 months ago

      Someone who likely says the same about bigeasye

      Reply
  3. Brett Baty’s Bat

    2 months ago

    What the hellll happened to Bailey’s hitting?
    LMGTFY (myself).

    Reply
  4. joblo

    2 months ago

    Giants can always try to get Joey Bart back from the Pirates.

    Reply
    • rhandome

      2 months ago

      Hitting .240 with a .655 OPS and 1 HR… no thx

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  5. Wilmer the Thrillmer

    2 months ago

    I was hoping they’d call up Max Stassi. He’s an e.xcellent defender with a lengthy MLB track record.

    Also when is Buster going to call up Joey Lecchesi. He is pitching really well in Sacto and Erik Miller is currently the only lefty in the bullpen.

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    • mab51357

      2 months ago

      Who would you send down if Luchessi is added to the Giants’ bullpen?

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      Reply
    • azcrook

      2 months ago

      Stassi is on IR

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  6. Bart Harley Jarvis

    2 months ago

    That is one sexy photo!

    Reply
  7. JayRyder

    2 months ago

    So happy they put Lee at leadoff. I’ve been saying that for about a month. Melvin just did not want to do it. I’d say Posey had some say on this finally, especially after Chap went down. And happy Adames has hit fire in the mile high, as lots of players do during slumps. And Teams. Hopefully the good vibes will carry for him for a while. And what another comeback !!! Keep winning baby, Then see where it is end of Sept. Go Baby !!!

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