The Giants are moving on from Eric Haase, at least for now.
San Francisco announced that catcher Daniel Susac has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list, and Haase was designated for assignment to clear the spot. The transaction trims the club’s 40-man roster from 39 to 38.
Haase had been on the big league roster for the past three months after the Giants selected his contract when Susac first went on the injured list in mid-April. At that point, Haase was serving as Patrick Bailey’s backup. By the time Susac came back, Bailey had already been traded to Cleveland, and when Susac landed back on the IL in late June, the Giants turned to Drew Cavanaugh.
Now Susac is back again, and the Giants are carrying three rookie catchers after recalling Jesús Rodríguez a couple weeks ago. That leaves Haase on the outside looking in after 29 games with the club.
The 33-year-old logged 84 plate appearances and hit .162/.235/.365 with four home runs. He also struck out in a third of his trips to the plate.
That kind of line fits Haase’s track record. He’s been in parts of nine MLB seasons and has long brought power with plenty of swing-and-miss, which has produced a career .224/.276/.394 slash line. He’s got a good arm, but he’s not known as a polished receiver behind the plate.
The Giants will likely put Haase on waivers within the next five days.
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