The Giants signed left-hander Matt Hall to a minor league contract last week, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Sacramento, where he made his organizational debut on Tuesday.
Hall is looking to pitch his way back to the majors for the first time in two years. A former sixth-round pick of the Tigers, the Missouri State product reached the big leagues late in the 2018 campaign. He made five appearances down the stretch, then tallied 23 1/3 innings through 16 outings the following season. Hall posted a 7.71 ERA in 2019 and was designated for assignment the ensuing offseason.
The Red Sox acquired Hall in a minor trade in January 2020. He spent the entire season on the Boston 40-man roster but only made four big league appearances. Hall was tagged for 18 runs in 8 2/3 innings while bouncing between the active roster and the alternate training site during the abbreviated campaign. Boston took him off the 40-man at the end of the year, and he spent most of last season with their top affiliate in Worcester after passing through outright waivers.
Hall’s struggles continued with the WooSox, where he allowed more than seven earned runs per nine innings pitched over 28 outings. That led to his release last August, but he’ll have an opportunity to get things back on track in the upper minors with San Francisco. Owner of an 11.48 ERA in 40 MLB innings, the 28-year-old has obviously yet to find success at the game’s top level.
He’s also struggled through parts of four Triple-A seasons, but Hall posted quality numbers up through Double-A to catch the attention of a few different organizations. Despite not being a hard thrower, he’s flashed promising raw spin rates on both his fastball and curveball during his past MLB looks. Hall also excelled in 28 innings with the Kansas City Monarchs of the independent American Association this season, working to a minuscule 1.29 ERA with 35 strikeouts and only eight walks to earn his way back to the affiliated ranks.
Ctrl F ‘struggle’ ya sounds like a giants kinda move
All these Red Sox 2020 pitchers are getting jobs.
Countdown to an LOL in 3…. 2…
Yeah, but this one is kinda funny.
Looks like the G’s are stocking AAA in lieu of some call ups.
I wonder what it is about this guy that looks appealing to the Giants, because its not on paper.
looks like the last paragraph – peripherals on the spin rate and recent numbers look like they hope he has figured something out, I would assume especially with the curve, if you got a good spin rate on the curve, that is something. we’ll see what he can do in AAA – since it doesn’t take any roster space on the major league roster it is at worst a lottery ticket and otherwise could be some bullpen help
Yep, occasionally a guy who hasn’t figured it out, finally finds something that clicks. At any rate, he’s a no-cost flyer.
Yeah peripherals on the spin rate. Lol.
you know what I mean – ‘perpherals like the spin rate’ typo
Hall’s curveball has always been praised as very good. But he simply lacks a decent fastball or any other pitch to set his CB up. That has always made him vulnerable against MLB hitters in spite of his special CB.
Gruß,
BSHH
Career ERA close to 12
Put out the welcome Matt and deck the Hall’s
How about bringing in somebody who has actual talent and good numbers when it comes run prevention, which is what actually matters. Who cares if you have a million RPM’s on your fastball if you can’t stop people from hitting it.
Hatt Mall @foreverGiant
Over 11 era in 40 MLB innings yuck!
Lol