The SF Giants selected Drew Gilbert's contract on Friday. The 24-year-old outfielder is likely here to stay, as he should receive an extended look in the final two months of the year.
Gilbert was eligible for the Rule 5 draft this winter. This means that the Giants would have needed to protect him from it by adding him to the 40-man roster. Of course, they could have sidestepped this by adding him sooner than that.
As soon as the Giants acquired Gilbert in a trade with the New York Mets, it seemed like the Giants would not only add him to the 40-man roster, but that he would be an option down that stretch.