The Giants have selected the contract of OF Mike Yastrzemski and designated OF Mac Williamson for assignment, mlb.com’s Maria Guardado was among those to report.
Yastrzemski, 28, is famously the grandson of hall-of-fame Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski, and will make his major league debut tonight after parts of seven seasons in the minors. With AAA-Sacramento this season, the Vanderbilt product slashed a hefty .316/.414/.676, a line perhaps slightly more impressive than some of his PCL peers, given the relative lowlands of his home environs as compared to the moon-landing surfaces of certain division rivals. Still, as with all new arrivals from Triple-A in the dawn of a new, juiced-ball era, caution should reign: a startling 17 players still boast an OPS north of 1.000 in the Coast League, and one must scroll assiduously to finally stumble upon a group that doesn’t check in above the .800 mark.
This’ll be the second DFA this season for the 28-year-old Williamson, who was recalled earlier this month after a brief AAA bash fest of his own. Mac slumped badly in SF, striking out in nearly 32% of his plate appearances on the way to a .118/.211/.196 line in 57 plate appearances for the orange and black. His presence wasn’t the salve for the outfield woes that have plagued the Giants for the better part of three seasons now, though new president of baseball ops Farhan Zaidi remains aggressive in the search for a cure.
The revolving door in the Giants outfield continues. This team needs to blow it up.
Meanwhile, Hunter Pence (aka the nicest guy on the planet) crushes it.
Change of scenery did him good.
Better hitting ballpark, not playing every day and other variables. Not an everyday player and was not going to help the Giants get younger
Correct 22. And let’s not forget he DH’s about 75% of time. AND has great hitting supporting cast
And he’s where he grew up. A lot of factors here. Great for Hunter!
Can you blow up what’s already collapsed on it’s own into a dumpster and lit itself on fire?
What are the odds of this new guy lasting more than 1 week?
What’s up BayTown. I’d say they give him a couple weeks. Mac got a pretty good look but his mentality just doesn’t match his physical ability. Maybe Yas has a good head on his shoulders and will be able to handle the pressure of MLB. -DaleCooperFBI
Hey DCFBI. Was it you who leaked all those e-mails, lol?
I’m getting nervous with all the Farhan moves. He seems to have ADHD.
Can we give Mac Williamson the 4A label yet or do Giants fan still believe?
Japan is calling. Williamson had 1 good game and then 10 bad games. Should have kept Altherr
He’s not good enough for Japan. Korea maybe. I hope he likes kimchi
But they said he had “insane power”
Well, he sort of does. He just has to actually hit the ball first.
He does he just can’t hit the ball.
Should’ve kept Altherr
Nah, not a long-term solution. They need to give Slater, Shaw, Yaz, etc., a shot first.
Finally. Later Mac. Wont miss ya.
i figured after going 0-5 with a horrendous 5 strikeouts that his time was ticking fast. At least he had his opportunity to show if he can handle MLB pitching, and he failed pretty badly. Hopefully Yaz can do alot better. I still feel Austin Slater should get a chance, and is better IMO
Poor Mike, big shoes to fill!
Thank god! Finally moving on..
They really do need to move the fences out in all those PCL parks, its ridiculous and doesn’t help the MLB team figure out who can hit MLB pitching best.
Thank you Mr. Zaidi, you finally woke from your nappy poo. No disrespect to Mac, but over the past several years the Giants organization has given him plenty of opportunities to be a successful major league ball player. Unfortunately, he didn’t seize any of his chances. It is definitely time to blow up the team, considering at this rate, they will be 20 games out at the all star break. Get a head start and shop anyone who will bring back something in return. By the end of the season you’ll be lucky to have an average of 15,000 fans in the stands, and I’m being generous. I certainly will not be taking my family up north this year. Prove to your loyal fan base that you are serious about a rebuild. I would even consider cutting ties with some of the outrageous contracts, especially those who just show up to get a paycheck. The team appears lifeless and you need to do something to prove you mean business. Sad way for Bochy to end his Hall of Fame career. SMH
Impossible to be at only 15000 per game. They have 26400 full time season ticket holders this year.
Gotcha, but I don’t even see the season ticket holders going to every game to see this team perform. Would you??
I’ve never seen it as empty as it was last night. There were entire rows of bleachers without anyone in them. 15K may be low, but the stadium is starting to look half full during the week.
Season ticket holders can’t even get rid of their seats in the resale market. Sad. Great seats are a bargain now. Yesterday and today will make attendance worse. Of course I’m stupid enough to still go to games, I am not a fair weather fan but I get why so many aren’t sticking with the team now. I don’t think it’s from lack of effort from our players, I think they still try. But they’ve run out of gas and confidence
You’re exactly right. Secondary market tickets that were 125% of box office prices even last year are 75% if face this year. Theres no shame in sticking with them. Getting great seats at a steal and not waiting an hour in the bathroom lines are a win-win.
That woman “Jill ⚾️“ on the Giants twitter feed would totally disagree and simply say “believe in our boys!!!” As she continues to worship her 2010 signed Posey postered she hides from her husband.
Matt Kemp is out there for major league minimum.
Mets already have him. i wouldnt see them trading him already.
MIKE WAZOWSKI
And I used to think I was old because I saw their fathers play……
Bob, we are old…I do hope Mike does well. I’ve followed him since he did damage against LSU while at Vanderbilt. I’m glad he’s finally getting a little MLB action
Mike Yaz was a low round draft pick but has kept at his craft for 7 years. In a year where the Giants are out of the race already why not give him a shot. Changing organizations this spring seemed to do wonders for him. Hopefully Captain Carl will be able to watch him play in San Francisco today.
Captain Yaz in his blood.
What they need to do is; Let shaw play LF, Duggar CF, Slater in RF and let that ride the rest of season. If they struggle at first let them play through it and see if they are worth being apart of the future, not like they going to make playoffs this year anyway. Keep Austin for a back up, get rid of Pillar, get rid lf solano and bring up Avelino. Get rid of Pomeranz and bring Beede back. Stop letting the prospecs age jn the minors. Hate how the Giants organization moves their prospects up so slow.
It’s not moving prospects up slow, it’s not moving up non-prospects. Giants’ fans need to realize how bad that farm really is right now
Rebuild.
The writing was on the wall even about two years ago.
Now the wheels are starting to fall off.
Really hope Zaidi now handles the situation appropriately. Which means get rid of everyone that would bring back any value whatsover.
And, if they should not be able to trade Langoria and his contract,I don’t know what…just dfa him and eat the money.
Another man called Yaz. I’m going to dig out my Impossible Dream album from the 1967 season and relive that memorable season.
Yaz was one of my favorite players when I was young. He was quite the remarkable hitter.
Can Pomeranz and Holland be next on the DFA list ? Thanks, Farhan !
Agree.
I could see him going to the KBO and becoming the next Cecil Fielder or Eric Thames. Whether he would pan out in an MLB return is a different story.
Go get em, Yaz!
MacAss HeadTrauma Williamson RIP, Long overdue.. 28-Year-old left fielder., Replaced by another wanna-be 28-year-old left fielder Yaz.
Other youngsters waiting in the wings a pair of 26-year-old left fielders Slater and Gerber.
Is Heliot in AA yet? Half a season in Richmond and possibly he is ready next year.
Here is the garbage the Giants need to jettison.
Retire Buster Posey. Don’t insult him by trading him. But he is toast. No power, no rbi’s now a pretender at the plate. Is Joey Bart in AA yet?
Move Austin to first base. Dump Belt for a couple of low prospects. If necessary buy part of his remaining contract. There is not a player in the MLB who umpires hate more. His whining about the strike zone is killing the other Giant hitters.
Move Longhonoria. I don’t know if the Giants have a prospect for 3rd base. But this virus needs to be eradicated from the clubhouse. Buy out his contract. Invest fifty K in Jenny Craig and send Pablo to the Jenny Craig workout camp. If he loses fifty pounds he might be able to play third three times a week.at two hundred fifty pounds.
Get Brandon Goldilocks into shape. Hire a nanny for Crawford so he doesn’t have to change diapers. Conjunctivitis is reason enough. Shave Crawfords head. That will drop ten pounds. Think of the added fielding range Goldilocks will have.
Get rid of the one week wonder “What’s his Name” we got from Toronto. Rice Pilaf can’t hit. Trade him for a couple of AA players.
Speaking of head-cases. Send Holland and Pomegranate away. Who needs starting pitchers who have ERAs over 6. Holland has been stellar out of the bullpen. NOT.
Dump Samardzija for a bags of used jocks. See ya, Jeff. Buy up his contract. Let him flounder elsewhere.
Keep Bum just for fun and to aggravate the faithful. When does Cueto return? He is the best pitcher on the staff.
The rotation from here on should be Bumgarner, Suarez, Anderson, Rodriques, Santos.
In September bring Cueto out of hibernation.
Well, the thats three minutes of my life I’m not getting back. Salty, is that you ?
You know…
You’d have to be a true Giants fan and KNBR listener to know who Salty is.
But I’d say yeah, that’s gotta be Salty rambling away lol
You must be a fool no wants Longria and Belt salary
If you put half as much thought into basically anything else that you did into lame nicknames, you might actually have something to contribute to a conversation….
Lol, you are definitely right about Longo. Tampa Bay is still laughing that they were able to ruse Bobby Evans into making that trade. The Rays knew he was on the decline of his career. Last year the excuse for him was he needed to adjust to national league pitching. That guy has no passion and is simply happy collecting a paycheck.
You should be used to losing. You had a lucky 3 years out of 5. Giants won’t make the WS for another 30 years. Please cry more
Why I Feel Old, #4,487
Not the son, but the GRANDSON of my favorite player when I was a boy is now being called up to the majors…
Ya, but do you remember Dalton Jones?…..
Keep in mind that Mike Yaz was not ever one of the Orioles’ Top 10 prospects. Think about that for a moment. He does everything adequately and doesn’t do anything well. I hope he is good for SF, but he’s not the second coming of Grandpop and he’ll likely be optioned out in less than 30 days.
Exactly…. he’s not the answer. He deserved the promotion but I’d be surprised if he seizes the opportunity. Never done much and has never been an elite prospect. I hope I’m wrong
28 and on his first cup of coffee. C’mon Z. Connor Joe Michael Reed Ferguson Gerber…LOSERS. I guess he thinks he can find another Max Frea…in Muncy.
Austin has been great! He’ll probably lead the team in HRs by the end of the year
Austin saw a lot of playing time last year. If I’m reading it right he had a .251 batting average last year. Of course Panik has the best average at .251 this year. So WTH, bring Austin up but not before a couple of other fresh faces
Williamson is one of those guys that will sign somewhere there’s a smaller park and he’s going to crush. It’s time for the Giants to move the wall in. It will be more entertaining for fans .
Agree. He’ll crush … a water cooler with a bat after his next 5 K day.
What is that, a platinum sombrero ?
Coors Field plays like a pinball machine. Do the Rockies lead the west in attendance? Those that love the game circa 1955-1980 grew up loving and watching pitchers dual. Not enough runs for your liking? Leave the walls where they were built. Construct your team to play in this beautiful stadium. It has been done before.
I was going to order a Yaz #5 Orange Friday but he might get DFA before it arrives.
Then again……He might get three hits tomorrow. He might need a little work on his base running????? At least we know he got excited and has a heart beat. We can’t say that about the core.
Fans were begging the Giants to give Mac ANOTHER chance even though he had a history of not doing well in the majors (most of the time). Gerber played only three games and think he did well in Spring training and certainly is doing well in AAA. 3 games isn’t a ‘look’, it’s a fleeting glance
Yes