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Dean

Dean, who is set to earn a whopping $1.7 million on his new deal, set a franchise record last season with a KBO-leading 132 RBI, batting .319 with 32 home runs and 12 steals across 604 plate appearances in 140 contests. The 31-year-old journeyman outfielder has carved out a successful career overseas in Korea over the past two years after getting into 126 contests between the Marlins, Cardinals and Giants from 2018-2022.

Dean spent last season with the Twins as well and will return for another year in Korea. The 30-year-old outfielder last appeared in the majors during the 2022 campaign when he got into three contests for the Giants. He’ll continue playing overseas, where he’ll draw a higher salary, rather than toiling away stateside in the minors.

Dean can earn up to $700,000 this season in Korea. The 29-year-old outfielder got into three contests last season for the Giants and spent the majority of the year at Triple-A Sacramento, hitting .268/.345/.467 with 17 homers and 10 steals in 438 plate appearances over 115 games.

Dean made it into just three games last year for the Giants and put up some strong numbers at the Triple-A level. The 29-year-old outfielder has been removed from San Francisco’s 40-man roster and will likely become a minor league free agent.

Dean went 3-for-8 during his brief time with the big club. Willie Calhoun is taking his spot on the roster.

Dean has posted a .800 OPS with 16 homers at Sacramento this season. He’ll get some starts against lefties.

With that large batch of cuts, the Giants now have just 34 players remaining in big league camp as they try to trim that number down to 28 before Opening Day. Junis pitched well in Cactus League action -- hurling four shutout innings with a 0.50 WHIP and 4/0 K/BB ratio -- there simply wasn’t room for him in the Giants rotation after the Carlos Rodon signing. He’ll bide his time at Triple-A until he’s needed.

Dean cleared waivers after being designated for assignment last week and will remain with the Giants’ organization. The 28-year-old outfielder holds a .225/.282/.391 triple-slash line with 11 homers across 356 plate appearances in the majors since 2018.

This was a corresponding move in order to add left-hander Matthew Boyd to the Giants roster on Sunday. The 28-year-old slashed .233/.342/.400 for the Cardinals last year over just 38 plate appearances but has hit .322/.394/.535 in Triple-A over the last three seasons.

The 28-year-old was 7-for-30 this season for the Cardinals and carries a .285/.349/.437 slash line across 2,743 minor league at-bats.