Eric Surkamp Designated For Assignment
Eric Surkamp was designated for assignment today to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for new left fielder Michael Morse.
#SFGiants designated Eric Surkamp for assignment on Dec. 19. Michael Morse and Ryan Vogelsong have been officially added to 40-man roster.
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) December 20, 2013
#sfgiants say on transaction page they have DFA'd LHP Eric Surkamp (h/t @mlbtraderumors). If not claimed, team can outright him to Fresno.
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) December 20, 2013
Surkamp is 2-3 with a 7.26 ERA in the big leagues but has dominated in the minors in 2013 after recovering from Tommy John surgery in 2012.
The left-hander was 7-1 with a 2.78 ERA in AAA Fresno in 2013. In five seasons in MiLB he is 33-14 with a 2.84 ERA. I would be surprised if another team didn’t pick him up this time around.
I remember when prospect fans would ask tons of question about Eric Surkamp because his stats were so stellar.
— Mike Newman (@MikeNewmanRS) December 20, 2013
“@mlbtraderumors: Giants Designate Eric Surkamp For Assignment http://t.co/QxI1QxSuBR #mlb” Hey @Reds give this hometown guy a contract
— Tom Clark III (@T_Clark18) December 20, 2013
In the last couple days there are two guys who were DFA'd that I'd like to see the #Mets take a shot on: Chance Ruffin and Eric Surkamp
— Joe DeMayo (@PSLToFlushing) December 20, 2013
Surkamp was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the sixth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. Here was a Top Prospect video the Giants posted 2/2/2012.