With just 72 hours to go until the first pitch of the season, the Giants still haven’t set their roster and they don’t seem all that close to doing so, either. They’ve claimed 27-year old Tom Murphy (no relation) off waivers from the Rockies and designated reliever Merandy Gonzales for assignment. Real quick on the Merandy Gonzales era:
The Giants now have four catchers on their 40-man roster. Expect that to change before Thursday. As I baffled my way through yesterday, it’s unclear what these multiple moves involving the backup catcher are all about, but in a vacuum, they’ve made sense.