Will

Brennan

Brennan gets caught up in a roster crunch as San Francisco brings up top prospect Bryce Eldridge and a couple other players from Triple-A Sacramento. The 28-year-old outfielder has gone hitless in nine at-bats for the Giants this season.

This is the second straight game where Ramos has been on the bench in favor of Will Brennan, who bats left-handed. Ramos is hitting just .234/.258/.266 in 66 plate appearances this season with a 36.4 percent strikeout rate. There is a danger that he is falling into a small side platoon role if Brennan is able to capitalize on this chance.

With both Harrison Bader (hamstring) and Jared Oliva (wrist) landing on the injured list, the Giants need to change up their outfield. Brennan and Drew Gilbert were both called up on Wednesday, and it seems likely that Brennan will most likely serve as the fourth outfielder for now.

Gilbert’s departure makes it a near-lock that Jerar Encarnacion along with either Luis Matos or Jared Oliva will break camp in the big leagues.

Barring a late pickup, Brennan could be the Giants’ choice to take the lineup spot against right-handers that Bryce Eldridge was supposed to occupy. The 28-year-old has a somewhat adequate .267/.307/.373 career line in 866 plate appearances with the Guardians. The Giants surely like that he strikes out just 13% of the time. Still, he just doesn’t hit the ball hard enough to really take advantage of that fact. He’s also not particularly adept in the outfield or on the basepaths, where he’s gone 0-for-3 stealing bases this spring. It shouldn’t be difficult for them to do better.

Brennan also scored twice. The 28-year-old has played well this spring with a .471/.550/.647 slash as evidence. He should have a spot on the Opening Day roster, and may even see playing time against right-handed pitching to open 2026.

We’re seeing close to a full lineup from the Giants in this one, with the only regular not here being Heliot Ramos who batted third in Saturday’s contest. It looks like new skipper Tony Vitello is content letting Arraez bat atop the lineup while Matt Chapman’s inclusion in the second spot is mildly intriguing. Just something to keep an eye on. Here’s the full lineup for Sunday: Luis Arraez (2B), Matt Chapman (3B), Willy Adames (SS), Rafael Devers (1B), Patrick Bailey (C), Jung Hoo Lee (RF), Bryce Eldridge (DH), Will Brennan (LF) and Harrison Bader (CF).

No word yet on the financial terms of the contract. Brennan, 28, underwent surgery back in May to repair a torn UCL but is fully recovered and ready to go for spring training. Barring a disastrous showing in Cactus League play, he should crack the Giants’ Opening Day roster.

All three players now free agents. Brennan underwent surgery to repair the UCL in his left elbow back in May, but should be ready to go early in the 2026 season. Both Hentges and Enright will likely see non-roster interest to help needy bullpens.

Recovery timelines for position players are much shorter than pitchers when it comes to UCL surgeries, but it’ll be challenging for Brennan to make it back to Cleveland’s outfield mix before the end of the season. The 27-year-old hit the shelf back in late May with left forearm inflammation and ultimately wound up requiring surgery.