The Giants have re-signed right-hander Justin Garza to a brand new minor league contract, in accordance with Baseball America’s Matt Eddy. Garza returns for a second season within the group, after posting a 3.42 ERA, 26.7% strikeout price, and eight p.c stroll price over 52 2/3 bullpen innings for Triple-A Sacramento in 2024.
Initially signed to a minors deal final March, Garza’s first 12 months as a Large didn’t see him obtain any time on the lively roster, so his MLB expertise stays the 47 innings he posted with Cleveland in 2021 (28 2/3 IP) and Boston in 2023 (18 1/3 IP). The righty has a 5.74 ERA to point out for his time within the huge leagues, in addition to a 21K% and 13.7% stroll price.
Garza has all the time had his share of management issues, although this 12 months’s Triple-A stroll represents extra of a step in the suitable path. After starting his profession as a starter, a transfer to bullpen work in 2021 bumped up Garza’s strikeout charges, thus incomes him that preliminary look within the bigs. His minor league numbers declined in 2022 and the Guardians parted methods after the season, and Garza signed on with the Angels on a minors contract that offseason earlier than being claimed by the Purple Sox in April 2023.
His stable numbers in Sacramento final 12 months impressed the Giants sufficient for a recent contract, so Garza will get pleasure from a little bit of stability as he enters his age-31 season. Garza nonetheless has two minor league choices remaining, giving San Francisco some flexibility in shuffling him up and down between the MLB and Triple-A ranges in the event that they do ever choose his contract for an additional look within the Present.