Brett Pill was opitoned after Friday night’s 5-0 loss to the Rangers. And guess whose coming back? Pablo Sandoval, that’s right the Panda is making an early return to the Giants after hitting two homeruns in Fresno on Friday night.
Pill’s one and only job was to hit southpaws, and he didn’t do this as he hit just .211 against lefties. Unlike Emmanuel Burriss, who was a candidate to be sent down prior to Sandoval’s return, Pill doesn’t have an value on the base paths which in the end is why Bochy decided to keep Burriss around.
The Good:
Well, the Giants’ best power threat will be making his long awaited return to an improving Giants lineup, so that’s not to shabby. Buster Posey was the only real power bat in the Giants’ lineup after Sandoval injured his hamate bone back in May, and Posey isn’t even that much of a power hitter compared to other players with the same repuatation.
The Bad:
The question is why is Sandoval returning so early? The plan was for him to be called up prior to Tuesday’s series opener against the Houston Astros so he wouldn’t have to hit right handed. I think they probably called him up because the Rangers announced that Alexi Ogando would start on Sunday in place of the injured Derek Holland, but is Melky Cabrera’s hamstring injury more serious than original day to day status? That question will likely come up tomorrow when Bruce Bochy meets with the media, but I wouldn’t look into it too much just yet.
What’s on Tap:
The Giants will look to score some runs after getting shutout for the first time this season on Friday night, and they will face Scott Feldman who is coming off of a atrocious performance against the A’s. The always steady Ryan Vogelsong will take the ball for the Giants, he has won his past four decisions.
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