"Walking in here, it's exciting," German said through an interpreter. "You walk in here and I see some of my ex-teammates here. I'm super happy, super excited for the opportunity to be here. I didn't think I was going to get here this fast. A lot of people told me that it was going to be hard. At the same time, I'm just happy for the opportunity."
German started the season at Double-A Trenton, where he went 1-4 with a 3.00 ERA in six starts. German lost all of 2015 to surgery after being acquired with right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and infielder Garrett Jones from the Marlins in a Dec.