The Giants did a little procedural housekeeping on Friday, adding eight players to the 40-man roster. Oddly enough, all of the players were pitchers. Welcome to the even year. By adding these players to the major league roster, they aren't eligible to be pilfered in the Rule 5 Draft in December.
The eight pitchers are, in alphabetical order:
Ty Blach, a left-handed started with command who throws harder than you think ... but can't strike anyone out. Kirk Rueter for the 1997 Giants struck out 5.4 batters per nine innings. Blach struck out 5.