Tristan

Beck

Beck was in Triple-A for a little over two weeks and now returns as a bullpen arm for the playoff-contending Giants. The 29-year-old will replace Mason Black on the active roster.

Beck draws the short straw amid a roster crunch in San Francisco with future Hall of Fame starter Justin Verlander returning from the injured list ahead of Wednesday’s showdown against the Guardians. The 28-year-old righty has made six relief appearances this season in the big leagues.

Beck will have a chance to make his 2025 debut if/when he gets into a game for the Giants. The 28-year-old will likely be a multi-inning option while he’s with San Francisco.

No real surprises here. Beck has a chance to make starts for the Giants in 2025, but was never going to make the Opening Day rotation. Meckler will likely be a bench option at some point this summer for San Francisco.

Beck struck out three and walked none. The run came on a homer from Bo Naylor. Beck missed most of last year with an aneurysm in his pitching arm, but he returned at the end of the year and had a 1.69 ERA in six relief appearances and one start. He’s back in the starting mix now, but it would take Kyle Harrison faltering or someone getting hurt to get him a spot in the Giants rotation. He could make the team as a middle reliever or head to Triple-A as insurance.

Beck gave up four hits, walked two and struck out three. It was his first start of the season after exclusively pitching out of the bullpen for the Giants. Beck had thrown multiple innings out of the bullpen on occasion. He threw 72 pitches. Beck ends the season with a 1.69 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 16 innings for the Giants.

Snell’s season ends at 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA and a 145/44 K/BB in 104 innings. All signs point to him opting out of his deal with the Giants and returning to free agency, where he’ll, uhhhh, surely enjoy a much more robust market than he did in coming off a Cy Young campaign in 2023.

Beck has yet to make an appearance for the Giants while working his way back from an aneurysm in his right arm. The right-hander gives the team a multi-inning option, and he could even get a chance to make starts for San Francisco before the year is over.

Beck is making his way back from an aneurysm in his pitching arm suffered this spring. He’s more likely to help the Giants as a reliever than as a starter down the stretch, but the team is keeping its options open for now.

Beck was expected to open up the season in the Giants rotation before his health scare, but he’ll probably be viewed as a reliever now. He had a 3.93 ERA in three starts and 30 relief appearances for San Francisco last year.