We knew the San Francisco Giants would have to make a move today, after right-handed pitcher Joel Peguero injured his hamstring during an otherwise perfect baseball game on Sunday. But the Giants have decided to take it a step further, with a flurry of moves, as they seem firmly in their button-mashing phase.
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Ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Giants announced that right-handed reliever Wilkin Ramos and corner infielder Buddy Kennedy had been brought up from AAA Sacramento, while catcher/outfielder Jesús Rodríguez — a day after a pinch-hit home run off a position player — had been optioned back to AAA.
Neither Ramos nor Kennedy was on the 40-man roster. The Giants cleared one spot on the 40 by placing Peguero on the 60-Day Injured List, while the other spot was opened by designating AAA catcher Logan Porter for assignment. The team announced the moves on social media.
The Giants signed Ramos, who is 25, to a Minor League deal early in the offseason. He impressed in Spring Training, though he was never really in contention to earn a role out of camp. But he’s excelled in AAA this year, posting a 2.00 ERA and a 3.99 FIP, with 27 strikeouts and just seven walks in 27 innings. He has a large amount of funk, and is an extreme ground ball pitcher, with a 61.4 ground ball rate this year. For his career, he has always kept the ball on the ground, and has excelled at not allowing home runs … since the start of 2023, he’s allowed just four home runs in 200.1 innings. This is his first time making the Major Leagues.
As for Kennedy, he has a fair amount of MLB experience, having appeared in each of the last four MLB seasons (2022 and 2023 with the Arizona Diamondbacks; 2024 with the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies; and 2025 with the Phillies and, hilariously, both the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
A 27-year old who signed a Minor League deal with the Giants this offseason, Kennedy has struggled mightily in the Majors, hitting just .178/.271/.274 in 181 plate appearances. But he has had a phenomenal year in Sacramento, slashing .321/.424/.543 with eight home runs and just a 12.4% strikeout rate. He has spent the bulk of the year at third base, where he plays good defense, and has seen some time at first as well. He’s played a lot of second base earlier in his career, with a little time at shortstop and in the outfield as well.
More moves, and more buttons being pressed. We’ll see how well they work.