Hard-throwing reliever has several interested suitors after electing free agency from SF Giants

Gregory Santos’ second run with the SF Giants came to an unceremonious end this week after he cleared waivers and elected free agency. According to Francys Romero of Beisbolfr.com, several teams are now attempting to sign the hard-throwing reliever.

The Giants sent Santos outright to Sacramento after clearing waivers. He rejected a Triple-A assignment in favor of free agency.

Santos was bumped off the roster to make room for Eric Cerantola. Cerantola was claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Royals and brings a lot of strikeouts to the table, but with below-average control.

Santos was non-tendered by the Seattle Mariners in the offseason. The Giants brought him back on a minor league deal in the offseason. This included a camp invite to spring training.

The right-handed reliever made a case to make the club out of spring training, but was reassigned to Triple-A by the end. His contract was selected in April. The right-handed reliever only made three appearances for the club. He allowed two earned runs with one strikeout and three walks in five innings of work.

Gregory Santos has the type of stuff that the SF Giants should have interest in

Stuff has rarely been the issue, but consistency and staying on the mound have been. Santos has appeared in six major league seasons, but has completed over 10 innings just once. That came in 2023, when he posted a 3.39 ERA in 66.1 innings for the Chicago White Sox.

Santos has the stuff to be a leverage reliever, even if it has not yet played at the major league level. He throws an upper 90’s sinker with a power slider that sits in the upper 80’s. Santos also throws a changeup but that has declined in usage in recent years.

The 26-year-old pitcher does not miss a lot of bats but that is due to a reliance on a sinker that induces a lot of ground-ball contact. His slider has generated whiff rates above 30 percent in the past.

Santos was the type of arm that the Giants should be taking a chance on to see if he can be part of the solution. The bullpen has been an extreme spot, so there is little risk in giving the depth options a chance. Nevertheless, Santos will presumably have little trouble in finding his next team.

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