Logan Webb’s 80-game suspension for a positive PED test created an opening on the 40-man roster. The Giants used it this afternoon to select the contract of C/1B/OF and former Oakland Athletic Stephen Vogt. To clear room on the 25-man roster, Ty Blach was optioned back to Triple-A. This move presents a lot of interesting dilemmas and raises some questions.
Dilemmas
- Adding another left-handed batter to the lineup doesn’t necessarily improve it. Oracle Park still eats left-handed batters for dinner.
- The Giants now have three catchers on the roster, meaning they just got even slower on defense and the basepaths.