‘tis the season for big news to hit the airwaves, and for small moves to slip between the cracks. And so it took recent articles by Baseball America and MLB Trade Rumors to learn some news that occurred back in November: the San Francisco Giants quietly re-signed pitchers Kai-Wei Teng and Ethan Small to Minor League deals, keeping the team’s pitching depth well stocked.
Teng, a right-handed starter, was added to the roster as a semi-surprising Rule 5 protection and, in the cruel irony of baseball’s circular time, was designated for assignment last month to make space for the team’s latest Rule 5 protections.