Amid yesterday’s flurry of transactions associated to September’s growth of lively rosters from 26 to twenty-eight, the Giants recalled catcher Blake Sabol and activated right-hander Tristan Beck from the 60-day injured listing to fill the newly created vacancies. No corresponding 40-man transfer was essential to activate Beck, and the membership’s 40-man roster now stands at 39.
Beck, 28, has spent the complete season on the injured listing so far after struggling an aneurysm in his higher arm again in February. The righty underwent surgical procedure to appropriate the difficulty again in early March however was shut down from throwing for the following two months and since then has been slowly working his means again in direction of a return to the majors. After spending the vast majority of August on a rehab project with Triple-A Sacramento, Beck lastly made it again to the majors yesterday.
With that being stated, Beck’s present position isn’t the one he was anticipated to meet at the beginning of the season. The best-hander was anticipated to be a member of the membership’s beginning rotation this yr on the time of his harm after a strong rookie season in 2023 the place he pitched to a 3.92 ERA in 85 innings of labor as a multi-inning reduction arm and spot starter. Beck’s harm derailed these plans, nonetheless, and whereas he began video games within the minors throughout his rehab project final month he maxed out at simply 56 pitches.
That received’t be sufficient for him to hitch a rotation that at the moment options Blake Snell, Logan Webb, Kyle Harrison, Hayden Birdsong, and Mason Black, but it surely ought to permit him to hitch righties Landen Roupp and Sean Hjelle as a multi-inning choice out of the bullpen down the stretch. If Beck manages to publish strong numbers in his return from surgical procedure, it’s even attainable that he may work his means again to into the dialog for begins with the Giants by subsequent season, with Snell extensively anticipated to decide out of his cope with San Francisco and vacate a rotation spot by returning to free company.
As for Sabol, the 26-year-old was thrust right into a semi-regular position with the membership final yr after being chosen from the Pirates within the Rule 5 draft. He carried out admirably within the position, with a good .235/.301/.394 slash line that was inside spitting distance of league common as he cut up time between catcher and left discipline in 110 video games for San Francisco. This yr, nonetheless, Sabol has returned to the minor leagues for almost all of the yr with simply 11 video games within the majors underneath his belt so far. Triple-A has been a little bit of a wrestle for the 26-year-old, as he’s slashed simply .241/.339/.373 on the stage regardless of the Pacific Coast League’s inflated offensive setting. Nonetheless, the versatile teenager ought to present the Giants with some depth within the outfield and behind the plate down the stretch, and a robust efficiency may earn him extra common enjoying time headed into 2025.
