The Giants have designated right-handed Vin Mazzaro for assignment, as Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area tweets. He’ll be replaced on the roster by fellow righty Albert Suarez, whose contract was purchased from Triple-A.
Mazarro, 29, only made two appearances for San Francisco, but the second was something to remember — for all the wrong reasons. He surrendered six hits, a walk, and seven runs while retiring just one batter.
Of course, there have been better days in the past. In his best year, Mazzaro put up 73 2/3 frames of 2.81 ERA ball for the Pirates back in 2013. That was the only season in which he’s walked less than three batters per nine and carried a groundball rate over 50%.
Not many pitchers can say that a 2.1 IP, 14 earned run outing is NOT the worst of their careers. But after yesterday, Vin has that distinction!
I saw this one coming after last night. I wonder if we will see Matt Cain in this same situation before too long because he didn’t look anything like his former dominant self? They might just move him to the pen out of respect for his past accomplishments with the team.