The San Francisco Giants will welcome prospects Conner Menez and Zach Green to the MLB roster for Sunday’s game.
As a result, two spots needed to be opened up on both the 40-man roster and the 25-man active roster, and the first domino fell on Sunday morning.
Veteran left-hander Derek Holland has been designated for assignment:
Per source, Derek Holland has been designated for assignment. Had been throwing much better since move to bullpen, but Giants are adding Menez and Green to roster today.
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) July 21, 2019
As Pavlovic mentioned, he’s been throwing the ball much better of late, so there’s an outside chance that someone will put in a waiver claim and the Giants might be able to net a low-level prospect or save a few bucks.