Ryan

Sadowski

Sadowski, now 30, originally drafted by the Giants in 2003 and made his major league debut with the club in 2009. He has been out of professional baseball since pitching in the Korean Baseball Organization in 2010. Look for him to serve as organizational depth.

Sadowski, 31, hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2009 as a member of the Giants and spent 2010-2012 in the Korean Baseball Organization. He’ll serve as organizational depth.

Sadowski was called on for a spot start this weekend and tossed six shutout innings against the Brewers. “That’s where we’re at right now,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He did a great job. Right now, the plan is to give him another start. I don’t want to leave it as a start at a time. Right now, he’s in the rotation.” Sadowski didn’t have overwhelming success at Triple-A, so we’re expecting a fall toward earth very soon. Most fantasy owners should steer clear.

Sadowski will get the nod Sunday against the Padres in what will be his major league debut. The 26-year-old was 5-2 this season at Triple-A Fresno, with a 4.11 ERA and 59/32 K/BB ratio in 13 starts (72 1/3 innings). Most NL-only leaguers should steer clear.

Sadowski walked three, struck out two, and gave up four hits. That 12 of his 16 in-play outs came on the ground was impressive, but his minor league track record doesn’t inspire much confidence going forward. Still, it’s nice to see the 26-year-old get a shot and make the most of it.

It will be Sadowski’s major league debut. The 26-year-old is 5-2 this season at Triple-A Fresno, with a 4.11 ERA and 59/32 K/BB ratio in 13 starts (72 1/3 innings). We’d probably take a pass in most leagues, even with him facing the Padres.

That makes 13 shutout innings to start his major league career. Not bad. Sadowski held the Astros hitless until a Lance Berkman single in the fourth inning -- he gave up just three hits in all. Sadowski struck out four and walked just one, improving to 2-0. His minor league numbers don’t indicate long-term success, so owners should temper expectations, even with the hot start.

Aurilia has been on the bereavement list since Sunday to attend to the death of his father. That would give manager Bruce Bochy time to figure out who to demote to make room for Aurilia. While right-hander Ryan Sadowski may have been the obvious choice a week ago, after pitching six shutout innings last Sunday, he’s earned a reprieve - at least until this Friday’s start. Stay tuned.

As expected, Sadowski will make the start on Tuesday against the Braves. He was awesome in three starts leading up to the All-Star break, allowing just two earned runs in 18 innings pitched. Even though he deserves to be back, he’s still an iffy start, even in NL-only leagues.

His luck finally ran out. After allowing just two earned runs over his first three major league starts, Sadowski gave up eight on Tuesday. The three-run homer by Brian McCann was the first he had given up in 21 innings. With a mediocre line in the minors, Sadowski didn’t project well in the majors to begin with. He should be avoided in fantasy leagues.