Todd Wellemeyer was designated for assignment (one day after my post about how he is terrible) in order to make room for Emmanuel Burriss. One day after my post disparaging Bautista, he's DFA'd. One day after my post disparaging Wellemeyer, he's DFA'd. Magical stuff going on here....
MLB Trade Rumors: The 31-year-old has a season ERA of 5.68 with 6.3 K/9 and 5.4 BB/9 in 58.2 innings. Wellemeyer was a fixture in the Giants rotation before a quadriceps injury sidelined him for much of June and all of July. He makes $1MM this year and hits free agency after the season. Last night's performance and his quad injury will likely limit interest in Wellemeyer.
About Burriss: He's batting .295 this year with 6 stolen bases in 183 AB. He was also caught stealing 5 times though. He projects to be a .258 hitter without much power but his speed will be very useful, as the Giants have only one other player who can steal bases (Torres). Hopefully, Bochy will no longer pinch hit using Matt Cain, now that he has another player on the bench.
