McCutchen receives ‘much-needed’ day off as trade speculation grows

San Francisco Giants’ Andrew McCutchen (22) at bat against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning of a MLB game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, July 7, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)NEW YORK–No player has started more games for the Giants this season than Andrew McCutchen, but the regular right fielder was nowhere to be found at Citi Field Wednesday.

Amid speculation McCutchen could be on the waiver wire and soon heading to a contending club, manager Bruce Bochy is giving McCutchen what he termed as a “much-needed” day off.

“He’s just getting a day,” Bochy said. “I talked to him. With these extra inning games we’ve been playing, we’ve been grinding him pretty…