The San Francisco Giants plans for left-handed bullpen options this season have been unclear all offseason long. And while they remain unclear, the options are starting to dwindle. On Thursday the team announced that they had released southpaw reliever Amir Garrett, who was on a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training.
Garrett was viewed by many as a frontrunner to be the Giants second left-handed reliever after the team signed him just a few days before pitchers and catchers reported. San Francisco only had a pair of lefty relief arms on the 40-man roster next to All-Star Taylor Rogers, and neither was a proven commodity: Rule 5 protection Erik Miller, who has yet to make his MLB debut, and trade acquisition Ethan Small, with just 10.