SAN FRANCISCO–September 1 is rapidly approaching, but as teams around baseball prepare for expanded 40-man rosters, the Giants aren’t anticipating an influx of new faces to arrive in their clubhouse.
Manager Bruce Bochy hinted the Giants are expecting a smaller group of September call-ups this year as the club doesn’t have many young prospects left to evaluate. Several players who began the season at lower levels of the organization including Steven Duggar, Dereck Rodríguez and Andrew Suárez have already received extensive major league opportunities.
Bochy indicated the Giants will add a handful of pitchers to fortify a bullpen that’s been taxed heavily throughout the year, but most position players the Giants want to look at are members of the 25-man roster.