In a bit of a surprising move, the Giants did offer backup catcher Eli Whiteside a contract, and he did accept.
Initially, it was thought Whiteside, an arbitration eligible player, was non-tendered, but that turned out not to be the case.
It is also reported that the Giants (as expected), resigned relief pitcher Guillermo Mota.
Those two additions now bump up the 40-man roster to 39 men.
As far as the catcher situation, it will now be a three-man race to back up Buster Posey. Whiteside, Chris Stewart and rookie Hector Sanchez will all vie for the spot. Will the team keep one or two backup backstops? Will they send the remaining catchers down to Fresno? Stay turned.
Also, the agent of P Eric Hacker tweets that the pitcher signed a minor league contract with the Giants. Hacker pitched with Fresno in 2010, then with Rochester (Minnesota Triple-A) in 2011, with a 7-14 record, 6.10 ERA, 1.555 WHP. His 2010 numbers (16-8, 4.51, 1.467) were slightly better. He has two MLB games to his credit, in 2009 with the Yankees.
No comments:
Post a Comment