The Giants reinstated left-hander Ethan Small from the 60-day injured record and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento, based on the transaction tracker at MLB.com. San Francisco moved Wilmer Flores from the 10-day to the 60-day IL to open the required spot on the 40-man roster. Flores suffered a knee damage and is not going to return this season.
Small has been on the injured record all season after struggling an indirect pressure in Spring Coaching. It was a troublesome begin to his San Francisco tenure, coming round six weeks after the Giants acquired him from the Brewers in a money deal. Small started a minor league rehab stint within the Arizona advanced league on July 16. He pitched 3 times there and as soon as in Low-A earlier than heading to Sacramento, the place he has tossed 5 innings throughout six appearances. Small has surrendered six runs on 9 hits with 5 strikeouts and one stroll.
Pitchers can solely spend 30 days on a rehab task, so the Giants wanted to activate Small as we speak. They’ll preserve him in Triple-A in what could be his final choice 12 months if he spends no less than 20 extra days within the minors. A former first-round decide by Milwaukee, Small has spent the vast majority of the final two seasons in Triple-A. He labored as a starter in 2022 earlier than kicking to the bullpen a 12 months in the past, pitching to a 3.18 ERA in 51 innings. His main league résumé consists of 4 video games (two begins) between 2022-23.
