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Strotman

Strotman was cut loose earlier this month by the Astros following 29 relief appearances in the upper minors and will head to San Francisco, where he spent all of last year, as emergency relief depth. The 27-year-old righty has yet to reach the majors, but was a notable prospect a couple years ago for the Rays and Twins.

It looks like Cabbage lost one of the bench battles during spring camp. The 26-year-old could not find consistency at the plate and as a result went 4-for-36 (.111 AVG) with 17 strikeouts. Strikeouts remain to be a issue for Cabbage as he struck out 46% of the time in his 56 plate appearances with the Angels last season.

Strotman spent all of last season with the Giants’ Triple-A affiliate, registering a 6.32 ERA and a 63/36 K/BB ratio in 52 2/3 innings. The 26-year-old should just be organizational relief depth for the Astros.

Walton, who is likely to be sidelined until May as he continues his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery, is the most prominent of the Giants’ first round of cuts from spring training. Newcomb and Ross figure to be the most likely to contribute at some point for the Giants.

Strotman was non-tendered by the Giants earlier this month, shortly after being removed from San Francisco’s 40-man roster, but has opted to remain with the organization. The 26-year-old righty has bounced around on waivers over the last few months, but figures to remain in the Bay Area for the upcoming 2023 season.

This was surely the plan from the moment the Giants claimed Strotman off waivers from the Rangers last week. They’ll offer him a minor league deal to stick around. If he declines, they really didn’t lose anything. The 26-year-old Strotman had a 6.32 ERA and a 63/36 K/BB ratio in 52 2/3 innings in Triple-A last season.

Strotman was claimed off waivers earlier this month from the Rangers and is now off the Giants’ 40-man roster. The 26-year-old right-hander has yet to make his big league debut.

The Rangers had claimed the 26-year-old hurler off of waivers from the Twins in mid-September. Strotman spent the entire 2022 season at Triple-A where he posted a cringe-inducing 6.32 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 63/36 K/BB ratio across 52 2/3 innings.

Stroman was designated for assignment last week by the Twins and quickly gobbled up off waivers by the rebuilding Rangers. The 26-year-old righty recorded a lackluster 6.44 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 58/33 K/BB ratio across 50 1/3 innings (39 appearances) this season for Triple-A St. Paul. He represents a long-term reclamation project for Texas.

Strotman has been removed from the Twins’ 40-man roster to make room for outfield prospect Matt Wallner. The 26-year-old righty was acquired last year in the Nelson Cruz trade with the Rays and has yet to make his big-league debut.