The beat writers are out at Sutter Health Park ahead of today’s exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Sacramento River Cats, and they’ve got news. Maria Guardado reports that the team has optioned Sean Hjelle to Triple-A ahead of the game.
I assumed he was a lock to make the Opening Day roster, thanks to his performance last year and due to the team’s recent optioning of Tristan Beck. When Keaton Winn was optioned yesterday, his spot seemed even more certain. But the good news is that the Giants aren’t really predictable — at least, I’m definitely still predicting with the previous regime in mind.