Former Milwaukee Brewers reliever Jay Jackson was promoted to the SF Giants big-league roster on Friday.
The SF Giants made an adjustment to their bullpen heading into the second half of the season, purchasing the contract of right-handed pitcher Jay Jackson from Triple-A and adding him to their MLB roster. The Giants signed Jackson as a free agent earlier this year, and he has dominated in the minor leagues since returning from a preseason hamstring injury. In fact, our own Jeff Young pondered if Jackson would soon be promoted to the big leagues.