The Giants introduced again pitchers Ethan Small and Kai-Wei Teng on minor league contracts final month (h/t to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy). San Francisco had dropped each gamers from the 40-man roster on the non-tender deadline.
Neither participant had been eligible for arbitration. The non-tender deadline allowed the Giants to chop them each free earlier than circling again with minor league presents. They’ll maintain each within the group with out carrying them on the 40-man roster.
Small, a former Milwaukee first-round decide, landed with the Giants in a DFA commerce in February. The 27-year-old southpaw spent a lot of the season on the injured checklist. He didn’t pitch within the large leagues with San Francisco. Small was restricted to 13 minor league innings over three ranges. His main league résumé consists of 4 MLB appearances in Milwaukee between 2022-23. Throughout his most up-to-date wholesome yr within the minors, he turned in a 3.18 ERA by way of 51 Triple-A frames two seasons in the past.
Teng, 26, made his first 4 MLB appearances this yr. He allowed 12 runs over 11 innings. The Taiwanese righty had a horrible ’24 season in Triple-A as properly. Teng allowed almost a run per inning throughout 75 1/3 frames. The 6’4″ righty posted robust strikeout and ground-ball numbers within the low minors however has struggled along with his command all through his profession.
