Giants remove nine players from roster in necessary purge
NBC Sports Bay Area & California • • sports
Key Points:
- The San Francisco Giants removed nine players from their 40-man roster on the first Monday of the MLB offseason, addressing the need to reduce a record-tying 71-player usage during the season.
- Key players lost on waivers included Jose Butto, Duncan Davitt, Brett Harris, Shay Whitcomb, and Zach Morgan, with others outrighted or released, such as Joel Kuhnel, Seth Lonsway, and Tristan Beck.
- Butto’s departure was notable given his potential as a bullpen setup man before injury, while Beck, a longer-tenured player, was also released despite his role in past seasons and offseason labor negotiations.
- The Giants ended the season with an unusually high number of injured players (24 on the IL), complicating roster management and prompting many waiver claims to fill gaps temporarily.
- Additional moves included trading young second baseman Nate Furman to the Nationals and outrighting several players, as the team restructured ahead of the offseason roster deadline.
