San Francisco Giants Re-sign Versatile Reliever to Minor League Deal
The San Francisco Giants have re-signed their former reliever and assigned him to Triple-A Sacramento.
Spencer Howard’s circuitous road these past two seasons led back to San Francisco, as the Giants signed him to a minor-league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Sacramento.
Howard pitched on Friday for the River Cats and threw a scoreless inning.
The 28-year-old right-hander has been a free agent since July 28 when he opted to test the market instead of accepting an assignment to Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after he cleared waivers.
The Guardians designated him for assignment on July 21. Because he’s a minor-league signing, if the Giants call him up it will require both a 40-man and 26-man roster move.
San Francisco is the fourth different organization Howard has played for since the start of the 2023 season.
The Giants did the San Luis Obispo, Calif., native the same way the Guardians did on June 30 when they designated him for assignment. San Francisco later traded him to Cleveland for cash.
He threw in two games with Cleveland, going 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in five innings. He struck out six an
d walked three.
