Giants add five prospects to 40-man roster

The Giants added five minor league prospects to the 40-man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 Draft.

Added are P Edwin Escobar, P Chris Heston, P Jake Dunning, OF Juan Perez and INF Nick Noonan.

Only Noonan played as high as Triple-A. No one has MLB experience.

The Giants now have 35 men on the 40-man roster:

Italics- added since end of off-season

Pitchers:
Affeldt (re-signed)
Bumgarner
Cain
Casilla
Dunning (purchased contract)
Escobar (purchased contract)
Heston (purchased contract)
Kontos
Linceum
Lopez
Machi
Mijares
Otero
Petit
Romo
Runzler
Surkamp
Vogelsong
Wilson
Zito

Catchers:
Posey
Sanchez

Infielders:
Adrianza
Arias
Belt
Crawford
Gillaspie
Noonan (purchased contract)
Pill
Sandoval

Outfielders:
Blanco
Kieschnick
Peguero
Pence
Perez (purchased contract)