The Giants introduced that they’ve chosen infielder Christian Koss onto the 40-man roster. He’ll break camp and can make his main league debut as soon as he will get right into a sport. San Francisco optioned Grant McCray and Brett Correctly whereas reassigning non-roster invitees Joel Peguero and Max Stassi to Triple-A Sacramento. The Giants additionally positioned Jerar Encarnacion on the 10-day injured checklist with a fracture in his left hand that’ll require surgical procedure. They positioned catcher Tom Murphy on the 60-day injured checklist to open a 40-man roster spot for Koss.
Koss, 27, is getting into his second season within the San Francisco group. The Giants acquired him from the Crimson Sox in a minor league deal on the eve of the ’24 marketing campaign. It was the second commerce of his profession. Koss was initially a Twelfth-round decide by Colorado and went to the Crimson Sox in a minor commerce in 2020. He reached Triple-A within the Boston system earlier than being traded.
The UC-Irvine product divided his first season with San Francisco between the highest two minor league ranges. He raked at a .386/.453/.627 clip over 25 Double-A video games however posted a extra modest .257/.332/.415 line throughout 197 Triple-A plate appearances. Koss performed fairly nicely in Spring Coaching, hitting .341 with 5 walks and 7 strikeouts by way of 47 journeys to the plate. He can bounce across the infield and gives a pace ingredient off the bench. Koss and Casey Schmitt will work as utility gamers behind Tyler Fitzgerald, Willy Adames and Matt Chapman.
Murphy, who has handled loads of accidents all through his profession, is at present shelved with a herniated disc in his again. He has acquired a number of epidural injections. He’ll miss no less than the primary two months of the season. Sam Huff will start the season because the backup catcher behind Patrick Bailey.
