Giants Notes Alexander Junis Baile
Verfasst: Di 17. Mär 2026, 05:06
Prior to tonights game against the Dodgers, the Giants announced that they had placed left-hander on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, with that the veteran reliever will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2023 season, not just the minimum 15 days that would allow Alexander to return in time for the NLDS should the Giants manage to sneak into a postseason spot. Replacing Alexander on the clubs active roster is outfielder , who has slashed .208/.269/.354 in 20 games with the Giants this year. After posting a dominant 1.04 ERA in 17 1/3 innings of work during his first season in San Francisco last year, the 33-year-old lefty returned to le s impre sive results, with a 4.66 ERA in 48 1/3 innings this year. That being said, his 3.26 FIP is more than a full run lower than his ERA, indicating that there may be some bad luck baked into his below average (92 ERA+) run prevention numbers. Overall, Alexander sports a 3.70 ERA and 3.16 FIP in 72 career appearances with the Giants. A free agent at the end of the season, Alexander figures to be one of the more reliable Alen Smailagic Jersey on the open market this offseason. Alexander isnt the only Giants arm dealing with injury woes of late, however, as right-hander exited tonights game due to what the club has described as neck tightne s, per . After an uneven first season in San Francisco last year during which he posted a 4.42 ERA with a 3.65 FIP over 112 innings of work, Junis has settled into a versatile relief role where he mixes between long relief and single-inning appearances. In this role, hes posted a 3.93 ERA acro s 84 2/3 innings with a strong 26.2% strikeout rate against a walk rate of just 5.8%. Like Alexander, Junis figures to hit the open market this offseason, and could receive interest as both a starter and a reliever. As discu sed by , injury situations arent the only i sues plaguing the Giants this late in the season. Catcher , who has caught more games this season than ever before in his career, told Slu ser that at this point in the season that he is experiencing more fatigue than [hes] ever felt before, a situation thats surely factoring into the 24-year-old rookies downturn in performance in recent weeks. Dating back to the middle of August, Bailey has slashed a meager .174/.245/.244 with a 34% strikeout rate in his last 94 trips to the plate. Slu ser adds that Baileys typically strong defense has also taken a hit recently, as hes committed three errors and allowed four pa sed balls in the month of September. Looking ahead to 2024, the backup catcher position figures to be something of a question mark for the Giants, with Bailey having caught 82% of the clubs games since being called up back in May. Former top prospect and Rule 5 draft pick both figure to be internal options available to San Francisco, though it would hardly be a surprise to see the club pursue a more established back-up option like or in free agency to help ease Bailey into the workload of a wire-to-wire big league season. Nico Mannion Jersey