The San Francisco Giants made some intriguing roster moves ahead of their matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
They have optioned rookie reliever Landen Roupp to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled Daulton Jefferies per the team's transaction wire.
Jefferies has made one appearance in the 2024 regular season for San Francisco where he pitched two innings and gave up nine runs on nine hits, including two home runs. That appearance came against theHe's had more success in the minor leagues, so far, which could be what is prompting the team to give him a second chance this year.The formerpitcher missed the entire 2023 season due to Tommy John surgery and eventually signed a minor league deal with the Giants in December.
Erik Miller is the opener for Wednesday night's matchup with Boston, but Jefferies is expected to get a lot of work as well perRoupp had gotten off to a good start in his Major League career but had a rough stretch in the second half of April that saw him give up seven runs in five innings of work. It's clear that the team wants to try something else while he gets a bit of his groove back in the minors.
Overall for the season, Roupp has a 5.27 ERA. It gets a little bit worse when looking at his xERA which is even higher at 6.66. It's not an earth shattering move, but with San Francisco's pitching staff ranking 24th in the league, it was clear that some adjustments needed to be made.
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