6:05PM: In addition to the Beede DFA, Giants manager Gabe Kapler told reporters (including MLB.com’s Maria I. Guardado) that the club also reinstated right-hander Zack Littell from the COVID-19 list, optioned infielder Kevin Padlo to Triple-A, and called up right-hander Gregory Santos.
5:10PM: The Giants designated right-hander Tyler Beede for assignment, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area (Twitter link). Beede is out of minor league options, so a DFA was necessary for the Giants to send him to the minors or outright him from their 40-man roster.
The 14th overall pick of the 2014 draft, Beede has appeared in four of the last five MLB seasons, posting a 5.39 ERA over 135 1/3 innings in a San Francisco uniform. This season saw Beede record six walks against only four strikeouts in 9 2/3 frames of work out of the Giants bullpen, en route to a 4.66 ERA.
Between Beede’s high draft pedigree out of Vanderbilt and his quality numbers early in his minor league career, Beede appeared on some top-100 prospect lists prior to the 2017 season but then seemed to hit something of a wall. The right-hander was rarely consistent at the Triple-A level or in his first few tastes of MLB action, and Beede’s career was then further interrupted by Tommy John surgery in 2020.
Returning from the IL last May, Beede’s 2021 season consisted of a single big league inning, a 6.66 ERA over 48 2/3 innings for Triple-A Sacramento, and a lower back strain that required a trip to the 60-day IL. Those Triple-A numbers were exacerbated by an ugly 18.4% walk rate, as Beede continues to be hampered by the major control issues that began to surface in 2018.
While the Giants might be able to sneak Beede through waivers, today’s move might mark the end of his time in San Francisco. Another team could possibly make a waiver claim to see if the 28-year-old Beede would benefit from a change of scenery, given the potential he showed early in his career.
Tacoshells
What the hell !!
Jean Matrac
No surprise.
FullMontilla
yeah, its time
worthington
Past time. I’m sure they tried like hell to get something for him. No interest in 5c.
Pete'sView
Even if you watched him at Vanderbilt, he was no ace. It was always a wonder to me that the Giants chose him so high. His release comes way past its due date. I wish him well but I’m glad the Giants have stopped counting on him.
TonyGwynnSD19
I watched Beede pitch at Vandy. This guy could never throw strikes. Total mess in the CWS.
Another in a long line of Frisco Draft Busts. Of course the next big Bust is Joey Bart and his 55% strikeout rate . LOL
ltully789
Interesting fact: Tyler Beede has only one fewer WS win than the combined total of every pitcher in the 54-year history of the Padres.
Enjoy another failed season., Goober.
laswagn
I actually think the Padres get in this year. The Giants on the other hand might miss the playoffs.
Datashark
Padres will dump out in the 2nd half.
jvent
Young enough to take a chance Mets, pick him up
mrnotsoniceguy
He is absolutely awful. No control of the zone.
13Morgs13
I was such a big fan of his I wanted him over Nola in the draft. Good thing the Phillies didn’t want my opinion.
619bird
Where were you when they drafted Moniak? lol
bucketbrew35
I’d say let’s see how Mickey does this year before making that statement.
mrnotsoniceguy
Finally
davemlaw
Unfortunately, time ran out for Beede.
He should be able to latch on with another team on a minor league deal, build his arm back up to start. Former 1st round pick. Good luck to him.
ironcitie
Looks like a new pirate project
LarsAnderson
Yes sir you took the words out of my mouth.
jimmy ray hart
Us giant fans are gonna have to get used to this
Mauricio Dubon is Next
remember Connor Joe played a couple games for us and now he’s doing well with Colorado – so even though we like these guys – they sometimes just don’t fit at the time, but still can be major leaguers
mister guy
dubon hasn’t played himself out of the conversation yet, especially with the ability to play center and duggar out. I don’t rule out him being included in a trade package at some point though
Pete'sView
Dubon is far more valuable than fans realize. A great defender at SS or any infield position and CF. Given a chance, I think he’ll hit enough. With Gonzalez looking like the real deal, I think Duggar is on the way out, which will help Dubon’s chances of sticking.
Tacoshells
Hope my As pick him up
GiantAttitude#24
Makes sense! On top of not throwing strikes, his stuff really wasn’t that good! Hopefully, Mauricio DuBonehead is next!!!
Get Off My Mound
See, this is a perfect example of how not to constructively crticize a player and their abilities, and instead resorting to childish demeaning. Learn from this, folks.
GiantAttitude#24
Well, DuBon has some talent for sure! But I have witnessed him make probably at least a dozen “unintelligent” baseball plays both on offense and defense over the last several years including a couple already this season. Sorry, but I consider them to be “Bone Headed” miscues!
FullMontilla
I think you’re wrong about his stuff – he’s got a plus fastball and slider. He just hasn’t been able to spot the pitches consistently like a big league pitcher needs to. And then the wheels fall off when he gets into a little hot water
fred-3
Did they take him over Buehler or was that Bickford?
amk1920
That was Bickford. Imagine passing on your biggest rivals ace and the guy you picked is now a solid contributor in their pen.
notagain27
Reds calling on line one
schellis 2
Was the reds pitching coach with vandy when beede there.
Tacoshells
Padres could really use him in the rotation hope they pick him up
mister guy
as giants fan I hope this happens
619bird
Are the Padres planning on trading 3 of the 7 starters they already have?
Jean Matrac
The Padres have a full 40 man roster with 5 guys on the 60 day IL. I’m not that familiar with the guys on the Padres 40 man, but do they really have someone worse that they’d prefer Beede over?
Pete'sView
Tacoshells — I’ll tell you what, you send us Dinelson Lamet or Snell and we’ll send you Beede and some garlic fries.
geoffb1982
It’s about time
julyn82001
A’s written all over. The team has no pressure right now so this will be the right environment/situation for Beede to establish himself once again…
BlueSkies_LA
The mythical change of scenery cure.
foppert
It was coming. He had opportunities. Just could not put up a zero. Disappointed for the guy. Unlikely, but I hope he gets through waivers.
kodiak920
Don’t rule Rizzo out.
slimmycito
Wasn’t he a rapper named Young Beeduh or something? I’m serious lol.
Jacksson13
No more Giant pitchers whose last name begins with “B”
Get Off My Mound
I’ll bite, how have other Giants pitchers with the last name starting with “B” wronged you?
scottn59c
Back when Beede was a top prospect, Giants kept hearing about the future pitching staff was going to be Tyler Beede, Clayton Blackburn, and Ty Blach.
All of those guys fell way short of expectations, sadly. Just goes to prove that there are no guarantees when it comes to farm talent translating into MLB talent.
Jean Matrac
Are you saying they should have stayed away from Bumgarner?
Jean Matrac
I don’t think that it’s a slam dunk that Beede gets claimed Some team has to see something in him to make a claim. But, with the roster reduction, any team with any kind of 40 man crunch will probably pass.
I’m sure there are some teams with an opening, but then how well does that team regard Beede, given that other teams might be putting decent players waivers.
StPeteStingRays
How long before he’s a Ray?
Jean Matrac
Rays have 46 guys on the 40 man with 7 on the 60 day IL. I suppose if none of those guys on the 60 day are coming back anytime soon, then they do have a spot open. The trouble for the Rays is every NL team, and about 10 in the AL, all get a hot at him first.
bucketbrew35
I think that would be the best place for him but I doubt he makes it through the NL pecking order. I could see the Reds scooping him up or the Pirates.
James1955
The Giants gave Beede a lot of chances. He is not going to pan out.
Jean Matrac
Agree, more than enough. I’m surprised he hung around this long. I feel bad for the guy, but MLB has had plenty of high draft picks, even 1/1 guys, that just didn’t develop as hoped.
Yankee Clipper
Interesting that the Giants are DFAing this guy. This team is the one that usually fixes pitchers after the other teams can’t. I wonder if he’s fixable. Unless, perhaps, he goes to the Rays, as StPete mentions above, who also seem to work miracles with pitchers.
xtraflamy
Not every pitcher. There are many pitchers on other MLB teams that were drafted or traded for by the Giants.
Yankee Clipper
Yeah, that’s true. But they do seem to have a really good coaching staff. They certainly made the most out of their pitching last season.
sf fan
Last year was supposed to be a rebuilding year and nobody in the industry thought they were going to perform the way they did. They signed a lot of players that nobody wanted and you know what happened. But… that won’t happen this year and they also don’t have Posey, Gausman, etc. It’s time to give a chance to some of the prospects in the minors, even if they finish last. Give them experience in the bigs. Too many years in the minors and you get burned. The best that happened to Brian Reynolds was to be traded and I believe some of the prospects in the giants system surely want to go some place else.
Yankee Clipper
Yeah, it’s an interesting observation & a fine line with those prospects. I often feel like that’s what happens with some of the Yankees prospects too. They simply stagnate in the minors and wither. I believe they would provide the same production as many of the value guys these teams pick up anyway.
mark Mijares
I agree w a lot of what you’re saying. Because The G’s F o and some fans are under the delusion that the Giants are going to overhaul the Dodgers ,they will stick with older, broken down vets (La Stella. Longoria, etc) instead of developing younger players. A lot of people got suckered into believing that this team will match last years amazing performance. It will not! Its a decent ballclub with a core of older players that are just getting older.
Yankee Clipper
The one I was disappointed to see go was Posey. I really think he still had a couple of good years left. But, he went out on his terms, after a great year, & had an excellent career as one of the best catchers of his era.
Jean Matrac
I totally agree Clipper. Posey finally recovered from his injuries and was able to rehab completely. He looked rejuvenated. and I have no doubt, he could have been productive over the next couple of years.
I had read though that Posey was concerned about the concussion risk. He, like every other catcher, had multiple concussions. He is such a family guy, that I think he wanted to be sure to be there for them. I was disappointed as well, but I can’t really blame the guy.
Jean Matrac
mark Mijares,
Not sure where you’re getting that “a lot of people got suckered into believing that this team will match last years amazing performance” What I’ve seen is almost universal recognition that there’ll be regression. The Giants cannot be expected to win anything close to 107 games this season. Anyone that does, doesn’t know much about baseball, and their opinion should be ignored.
I found another team that won 107 games. The 1932 NYYs, won the WS, and had 6 of their 8 position players, as well as a couple of their pitchers, go into the HoF. The 1933 team, with the exact same roster won 90, and finished in 2nd. That’s kind of what I’m hoping/expecting for the Giants this season.
Jean Matrac
sf fan,
Actually I think what you’ve posted was more about fans perception than reality. I don’t think anyone on the Giants ever said 2021 was a rebuilding year. I don’t think FZ accidentally built a winning team on the way to rebuilding. They’ve been trying to win every year.
They didn’t really sign a lot of players no one else wanted. In fact, they didn’t really sign a lot of players, most were holdovers. La Stella, DeSclafani, Wood and Jake McGee is what their FA signings amounted to. And I wouldn’t describe any of them as unwanted by other teams.
La Stella, was #30 on MLBTRs top FA list. DeSclafani was #49, Lamonte Wade was a trade acquisition.. Plenty of teams wanted Gausman, and the Giants took a lot of heat from fans for offering the QO.
And you act like the Giants were holding Reynolds down. He was traded prior to the 2018 season, and he played most of his first season with Pirates at AA. He started 2019 at AAA, before he was promoted.
Young players are ruined more often by being rushed to the majors than they are being left in the minors too long.
Redwolves3
Giants gave Beede plenty of chances to succeed. Unfortunately, it’s time to move on. Hopefully another team will give Beede a chance.
sufferforsnakes
D-Backs? Strom might be able to work some magic with him.
giantsbaseball415
Yayayayayay!
A Seal
Come on Dodgers! We need starting depth and we can rob the Giants. Get a deal done!
Pete'sView
DodgersWorldChamps2020+2022 — Oh, please, I would love for the Dodgers to gobble Beede up and let him start as many games as possible. It would be like the Trojan Horse.
Ghost Pepper
If you take in a stray cat is that a robbing of someone’s pet ?
Datashark
Beede has to achieve control without it he will never rise above a good AA player.
1958giants
Just when you thought we are 2021 revisited the tires fall off. Loved Ruf the last two years and now it seems he has no clue about the strike zone, which was one of his strong suits (high BB rate). Between injuries/COVID our shelves are bare, every day it is another ‘MLB first timer callup’……fun to see if any stick with the MLB team, not fun to see us lose like this.
guynamedchris
I wouldn’t say it’s time to panic just yet. Yes, this stretch has been abysmal, but it’s going to be pretty rough when you lose so many guys to the IL all at once. Needs to turn around quick though, obviously.
Pete'sView
1958giants — Have you seen Ruf’s batted ball velocity? He’s run into plenty of bad luck. Don’t bail so quickly on a solid player.
FullMontilla
I’m a little surprised we haven’t heard a trade for Beede announced yet – I guess he’ll just get claimed off waivers after the 7 days pass