The Giants announced a series of roster moves ahead of tonight’s game against the Dodgers, placing 10-day injured list Wilmer Flores on the 10-day IL and right-hander John Brebbia on the 15-day IL while activating left-hander Alex Wood and recalling right-hander Tristan Beck. Flores is suffering from a foot contusion, while Brebbia was diagnosed with a grade 2 lat strain that Susan Sussler of the San Francisco Chronicle notes could keep him on the shelf for 4-8 weeks.
Flores, 31, has been a steady veteran presence in San Francisco’s infield over the past four seasons, slashing an above average .249/.322/.437 in 398 games with the club since the start of the 2020 campaign. During that time, Flores has logged time at each of first, second, and third base in addition to the DH slot. Aside from his versatility, the highlight of Flores’s toolkit is his plate discipline, as the veteran has struck out in just 15.7% of plate appearances as a member of the Giants while walking at a 9.1% clip. Fortunately for the Giants, the club seems well-equipped to weather the loss of Flores, as Thairo Estrada, J.D. Davis, and Lamonte Wade Jr. are all having excellent seasons around the infield while veteran Brandon Crawford mans shortstop, backed up by youngster Casey Schmitt.
Brebbia’s role on the roster, on the other hand, figures to be more difficult to replace. The 33-year-old righty sports a 3.14 ERA, 38% better than league average by measure of ERA+, and a 2.72 FIP in 28 2/3 innings this season. While Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers, and Taylor Rogers have all been similarly excellent, none of them have shown the valuable versatility of Brebbia, who works effectively both in the late innings and as an opener, recording appearances that last both a single out and multiple innings throughout the season so far.
Filling in for Brebbia in the bullpen is Beck, a 27-year-old right-hander who made his major league debut with the Giants earlier this season. In 31 1/3 innings of work, Beck has posted a respectable 3.73 ERA (116 ERA+) with a 4.23 FIP with a 21.7% strikeout rate and a minuscule walk rate of 3.9%. During his time in the big leagues this season, Beck has been used for multi-inning relief in the majority of his appearances, including an 81-pitch outing that lasted 5 1/3 innings against the Mets.
Also rejoining the Giants roster is Wood, who went on the injured list earlier this month with a low back strain. It’s been a difficult road for Wood since he signed a two-year, $25MM deal with the Giants ahead of the 2022 campaign, as he posted a well below average 5.10 ERA last season despite solid peripherals. He’s struggled similarly this season, with a 4.80 ERA and 4.58 FIP across 30 innings of work.
While those run prevention numbers are largely held down by six-run, 4 1/3 inning start immediately preceding his trip to the injured list, Wood has also struggled to pitch deep into games this season. He’s finished the fifth inning just once all season while throwing more than 75 pitches just twice. In his return to the rotation, Wood figures to attempt to stabilize San Francisco’s rotation alongside Logan Webb, Anthony DeSclafani, and Alex Cobb.
Wilmer lol. Hope he didn’t start crying over this.
He hit a homer in the same atbat that he fouled the pitch off his foot. He was a young player who got emotional
Where are all the fire Farhan crew? They used to take over every Giants post with how terrible the team was built.
Agree williemaysfield, I love Farhan so I’m so happy not to see those trolls here now! Extend Farhan ownership!
Oh they still need to fire him. It’s great they are getting solid performance from a few vets, and the minor league is finally producing but he still has failed to land a marquee Free agent, has overpaid for most the players he has landed and the best bargains he’s found had opt out clauses that made them little more than rental players. He has done very little to put the team on a path to being a perennial contender which for the market size it should be. Even bringing in the fences has done little to help because he just can’t seem to create an organizational culture of winning, and while a rebuild was required when he came in that culture did exists when he arrived.
Couldn’t disagree more.
Overpaid for Jocs 1st year at 6m ? Overpaid for Cobb ? Overpaid for Gausmann ? Overpaid for Rodon ? Are you disappointed he opted out and took 162m over 5 ?
The culture Zaidi and Kapler have developed is awesome. Team first, good people only, no massive “me” egos, work hard at getting better, focus on the process and let results look after themselves. Not sure what more you could ask for.
@wilmer. Your right I hadn’t realized he had been turning it around in June. Just watching him he’s felt like a different player compared to where he was in April, but hard to argue with those statistics, I stand corrected. Hope he heals fast it’s going to be a long but exciting summer in the NL west.
Retired, someone’s always gotta be a d**k about that. So many tough guys that can’t let it go. It’s not clever.
I laughed my buttocks off when I watched him cry like a baby. Still think it’s funny as f watching a grown man cry like that on the field. He took a lot of crap for it too. People made a joke out of him. Wasn’t going to mention all that but guess I had refresh your memory. Lol. Still laughing my buttocks off.
“someone’s always gotta be a d**k about THAT” means @DaOld knows what you were talking about retired/advisory. He didn’t need refreshing. However, maybe laughing your buttocks off will free your head so you can pull it out of your buttocks. Didn’t your username used to be YankeeDou***bag or something like that. How about refreshing us on what that was.
Fred and Barney must be upset
WILMER! (Dino is still going strong)
Wilmer has been tailing off as of late, hopefully the breather will do him good. With 4 hits tonight Crawford is above the Mendoza line. Giants look like they are hitting their stride.
Actually Wilmer has been playing well in June with a .313 batting average and a .395 OBP in 43 plate appearances.
Well, they’re doing ok tonight. It’s 12-0 Giants in the eighth. The Giants keep rolling on.
Brebbia has been one of the most underrated relievers in baseball for years now. Seems to have taken it to another level this season.
Without Brebbia who is Kapler going to get to start seemingly every other game?
That’s such a weird attempt at a jab
We should expect a Father’s day card from the Dodgers today. Because we are their daddy!
Vagiants! What a joke!
What about the Giants is a joke?
It’s not 15. Or 0.