The San Francisco Giants officially announced their Opening Day roster on Thursday, ahead of their 2018 opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Five players will begin the season on the disabled list, most notably Mark Melancon, who still has not fully recovered from right forearm surgery last year. Twenty-five year old right-hander Reyes Moronta will take his place on the Opening Day roster. Rule 5 Draft pick Julian Fernandez will begin the season on the 60-day DL with a UCL sprain.
Here’s the official release via the San Francisco Giants:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Giants, who will open their 136th National League campaign, have set their 2018 Opening Day roster.
The 2018 Opening Day roster includes:
Pitchers (12)
Ty Blach LHP
Johnny Cueto RHP
Sam Dyson RHP
Cory Gearrin RHP
Roberto Gómez RHP
Derek Holland LHP
Pierce Johnson RHP
Reyes Moronta RHP
Josh Osich LHP
Chris Stratton RHP
Hunter Strickland RHP
Tony Watson LHP
Catchers (2)
Nick Hundley C
Buster Posey C
Infielders (6)
Brandon Belt IF
Brandon Crawford IF
Evan Longoria IF
Joe Panik IF
Pablo Sandoval IF
Kelby Tomlinson IF
Outfielders (5)
Gregor Blanco OF
Gorkys Hernández OF
Austin Jackson OF
Andrew McCutchen OF
Hunter Pence OF
LHP Madison Bumgarner placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to March 26) with a fractured fifth metacarpal.
RHP Julian Fernández placed on the 60-day disabled list with a UCL sprain.
RHP Mark Melancon placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to March 26) with a right elbow flexor strain.
RHP Jeff Samardzija placed on the 10-day disabled list with a pectoral strain.
LHP Will Smith placed on the 10-day disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery.
OF Steven Duggar and IF Josh Rutledge were reassigned to triple-A Sacramento.
OF Gregor Blanco contract purchased and added to roster.
RHP Roberto Gomez, RHP Pierce Johnson and RHP Reyes Moronta recalled from triple-A to replace Fernández, Samardzija and Smith.
