The San Francisco Giants are getting back one of their most important players for the stretch run after his stint on the injured list.
Opting to not trade away their best pieces at the deadline, their goal was to get into the playoffs this season after overhauling this roster during the winter.
Unable to have a stretch of consistent winning throughout the year, the Giants find themselves on the outskirts of the Wild Card race where it looks like they won't be able to mount a late charge and steal one of the final three spots. Maybe the organization has resigned themselves to the fact they probably won't be playing fall baseball this season after making an eye-opening move toThat's a standard salary dump tactic for teams who don't expect to make the playoffs.
In the meantime, though, San Francisco at least is getting back one of their most important players after they announced Patrick Bailey has been reinstated from the injured list.The second-year catcher was placed on the 10-day IL dating back to Aug. 19 with a right oblique strain. There was some hope it would be a minimal stint on the shelf, and he has been able to return in the minimal amount of time to jump right back into the lineup.His .233/.299/.
Still, having Bailey back behind the plate should be a boost to this pitching staff. The front office was hoping their starting unit would allow this team to get hot down the stretch and earn a playoff spot.Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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