SF Giants part ways with former San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners pitcher

Left-handed pitcher Nick Margevicius was in the middle of a rehab assignment with the San Jose Giants, but the SF Giants ended that prematurely. According to the team's transaction log, they parted ways with him to make room on their Triple-A roster for outfield prospect Scott Bandura.

During the season, teams can only carry 165 players on the domestic rosters. To make this happen, it is often a juggling act. Teams have to manage those rosters. That will lead to some creative roster moves, such as sending a player to the development list.

Margevicius joined the Giants on a minor league contract in the offseason. This included a camp invite. He appeared in parts of three major league seasons with the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.

The Giants had plenty of left-handed pitchers in camp. This included Erik Miller, Matt Gage, Sam Hentges, and Joey Lucchesi. Of course, Ryan Borucki joined them late in the spring, leading to Lucchesi's departure in free agency.

Juan Sánchez and Carson Whisenhunt were a tad lower on the depth chart, albeit while filling different roles. It is fair to say Margevicius' odds of making the team out of spring training were low.

The SF Giants needed to clear a roster spot to make room for an outfield prospect on the Triple-A roster

That said, the southpaw pitcher did receive a reasonably extended look in spring training. He recorded a 5.25 ERA with six strikeouts and one walk in 12 innings of work. The innings total was the fifth-most on the team.

Margevicius did not make the team out of spring training and was reassigned to Triple-A. He never made an appearance for the Sacramento River Cats, as he began the year on the injured list. In fact, Margevicius only made a few rehab appearances before being released.

The Giants made the roster move to make room for outfield prospect Scott Bandura. Per a team announcement, Bandura was promoted to Triple-A and even made his River Cats debut on Wednesday.

Bandura slashed .324/.430/.479 (144 wRC+) with three home runs, 32 RBI, and 33 runs in 174 plate appearances for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. This includes 10 steals in 12 chances. Bandura is an efficient base stealing, swiping 78 bases in 88 chances as a pro.

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