SAN DIEGO — For the second consecutive offseason, the Giants are attempting to turn a former Blue Jays minor leaguer into a valuable major league reliever.
A year after selecting left-hander Travis Bergen in the Rule 5 Draft, the Giants wrapped up the Winter Meetings by drafting right-hander Dany Jimenez out of Toronto’s organization.
Jimenez, who will turn 26 later this month, posted a 2.59 ERA in 59 innings across two levels this season in the Blue Jays’ farm system. After a solid start to the year with High-A Dunedin, the hard-throwing reliever thrived in a 25-game stint with Double-A New Hampshire.