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Giants notes: What new pitcher White brings; Hicks hits milestone

Giants notes: What new pitcher White brings; Hicks hits milestone

Giants notes: What new pitcher White brings; Hicks hits milestone originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO — For the first three weeks after they set their Opening Day roster, the Giants made just one move involving another team. They ran out of time with Joey Bart and had to trade him to the Pittsburgh Pirates, but otherwise they weren’t wheeling and dealing, or making waiver claims, or transactions that included “cash considerations,” a staple over the previous five seasons.

It was a remarkably quiet period for Farhan Zaidi, usually one of MLB’s busiest execs, but on Saturday he found a move that checked a lot of boxes. In Mitch White, the Giants are acquiring a local who went to Bellarmine and Santa Clara, as well as someone Zaidi knows from Los Angeles. But most importantly, they’re adding an experienced arm to a bullpen that has solidified since a rough first road trip.

White, a second-round draft pick by the Dodgers in 2016, was designated for assignment by the Toronto Blue Jays after allowing six earned runs over 10 relief innings. The Giants acquired him for cash considerations, ending a very rough run in Canada. White had a 3.58 ERA in parts of three seasons with the Dodgers but was at 7.26 in 24 appearances for the Blue Jays — albeit with a 4.10 FIP that indicates there was a lot of bad luck.

White is expected to arrive Monday and should provide a long relief option for Bob Melvin, who has had to rely on rookie relievers quite a bit over the first month.

The Giants already sent rookie Kai-Wei Teng back to Triple-A when they activated Sean Hjelle. Right-handers Landen Roupp and Nick Avila stand out as potential candidates to head back down as the Giants add White and a rehabbing Luke Jackson this week.

Another Positive Sign

Jordan Hicks walked four batters on Sunday and hit two. On the surface, it was a step backwards, but Hicks allowed just one hit, and he was able to get back on track so quickly after throwing 68 pitches in the first three innings that he made it through five for a fifth consecutive start. That brought a smile to Hicks’ face after a disappointing game for the Giants, which was a grind for their new right-hander.

“I feel like I didn’t really make the pitches I wanted to make until the fourth and fifth, but obviously the plus side of that is limiting the damage,” he said. “Obviously not giving up a hit (in the second inning) and still giving up a run, I think that tells the story for what it was today, but at the…

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