The Giants have agreed to terms with third baseman Conor Gillaspie on a minor league pact, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports on Twitter. He’ll presumably join the competition for an infield bench role in San Francisco.
Gillaspie, 28, first appeared as a professional and a major leaguer in the Giants organization. He was shipped off to the White Sox before the 2013 season, and has spent most of his MLB time in Chicago.
Things were looking up for the left-handed hitter after a strong 2014 in which he put up a .282/.336/.416 slash line. That was enough to make him a useful player despite a questionable glove. (Defensive metrics have largely panned his work at the hot corner.)
But Gillaspie never got going at the plate last year. He ultimately found himself designated for assignment twice — first by the White Sox and later by the Angels, who had acquired him.
Watch him hit a world series grand slam now.
Probably have to assume if they’re adding guys to compete for the backup IF spot they’re not serious about Uribe. But that might be ok, they have a lot of guys capable of filling a few bench spots anyway.
I would think though that as long as last year wasn’t a fluke that Tomlinson should be the primary backup with belt, panik, Crawford, duffy as primary starters if healthy. Gilspe its probably better than adrianza though
Always room for a Nebraska kid on the Giants.