Braxton

Roxby

With Carson Whisenhunt being moved to the 60-day injured list, it will be Braxton Roby who comes up to take his place. Roby was acquired from the Reds in January for Taylor Rogers. The 27-year-old has pitched to a 4.11 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and 53/26 K/BB ratio in 57 innings at Triple-A, all out of the bullpen.

Roxby has yet to pitch above Double-A and heads to San Francisco after registering a lackluster 5.21 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 65/24 K/BB ratio across 48 1/3 innings (39 appearances) last year for Double-A Chattanooga. The 25-year-old is merely extra organizational relief depth for the Giants, who manage to clear $12 million off their books by shipping Rogers to Cincinnati. The move leaves just Erik Miller and Joey Lucchesi as left-handed relief options for the Giants entering spring training.

Rogers represents an interesting addition for Cincinnati’s high-leverage mix to help bridge the gap to closer Alexis Díaz before hitting free agency next offseason. The 34-year-old veteran southpaw has averaged 63 relief appearances over the past three years and posted a strong 3.06 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 128/47 K/BB ratio across 11 2/3 innings (124 appearances) over the past two seasons for San Francisco.