With just 10 games remaining in the season and their postseason odds looking slimmer than the chances of Tim Lincecum getting a hit in an 0-2 count, the San Francisco Giants are pivoting to more youth.
The team made a ton of moves on Thursday, ahead of their four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team called up three rookies: shortstop Marco Luciano, utility player Tyler Fitzgerald, and right-handed pitcher Tristan Beck.
To make room for those three, right-handed pitcher Sean Hjelle was optioned, shortstop Brandon Crawford — injured during Wednesday’s loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks — was placed on the 10-day Injured list, and shortstop Paul DeJong was released.