The Giants had the opportunity to shake up their outfield on Thursday evening as San Francisco activated 28-year-old Jarrett Parker from the 60-day disabled list. That shake up, however, didn’t take place.
The 13th-year veteran will not make his scheduled start on Saturday evening against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and will instead be replaced by rookie Chris Stratton.
Matt Moore has not been great by any definition this season, but his recent pitching performances were trending in the right direction. After three straight games logging at least six innings with no more than four runs allowed, Moore regressed slightly Wednesday, allowing four runs in just five innings of work.
KNBR.com’s own Kerry Crowley shared his thoughts on what to expect from Sandoval and if he could make an impact beyond this season on this week’s edition of the Minor League Podcast.
On Wednesday afternoon, the key decision-makers with the San Francisco Giants held a meeting to determine how the team would divide up playing time for the foreseeable future.
Less than an hour after the Giants fell a season-high 27 games under .500 with a 6-1 loss to the Oakland A’s, San Francisco elected to overhaul its depth at the third base position.
In the midst of a 2017 season in which the San Francisco Giants have helped pitchers you’ve never heard of look like All-Star-caliber arms, Gossett was the latest to turn the trick on the orange and black.
The 30-year-old infielder signed with a Minor League contract with the Giants on July 22 with the expectation that at some point, his former club would give him an opportunity to prove himself at the Major League level at some point this season.
Cueto said that he might have tried to push himself to come back if the Giants were in a position to contend for a playoff spot but with that possibility out the window there is little reason to rush back.