Giants' first round of spring cuts includes some surprises

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants had such a crowded camp this spring that they had to bring extra lockers in and stick them in the center of the clubhouse, but on Friday they cleared out the room a bit. The staff optioned seven players to Triple-A Sacramento and reassigned an additional 10 to minor league camp, leaving 55 still on the spring roster.

There were no big surprises on the reassignment list, but there were a couple with the optioned players. Most notably, Jandel Gustave seemed to have a good shot at making the bullpen, but he was sent out. The others optioned were Melvin Adon, Abiatal Avelino, Conner Menez, Sam Selman, Chris Shaw and Kean Wong.

All of those players were expected to…