The Giants reinstated left-hander Ethan Small from the 60-day injured listing and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento, in line with the transaction tracker at MLB.com. San Francisco moved Wilmer Flores from the 10-day to the 60-day IL to open the mandatory spot on the 40-man roster. Flores suffered a knee damage and is not going to return this season.
Small has been on the injured listing all season after struggling an indirect pressure in Spring Coaching. It was a tricky begin to his San Francisco tenure, coming round six weeks after the Giants acquired him from the Brewers in a money deal. Small started a minor league rehab stint within the Arizona advanced league on July 16. He pitched 3 times there and as soon as in Low-A earlier than heading to Sacramento, the place he has tossed 5 innings throughout six appearances. Small has surrendered six runs on 9 hits with 5 strikeouts and one stroll.
Pitchers can solely spend 30 days on a rehab project, so the Giants wanted to activate Small right now. They’ll preserve him in Triple-A in what can be his final choice yr if he spends not less than 20 extra days within the minors. A former first-round choose by Milwaukee, Small has spent nearly all of the final two seasons in Triple-A. He labored as a starter in 2022 earlier than kicking to the bullpen a yr in the past, pitching to a 3.18 ERA in 51 innings. His main league résumé consists of 4 video games (two begins) between 2022-23.