Will

Brennan

Brennan’s stay with the big league club lasted just one game this time around, as he heads back to Triple-A Sacramento for the third time this month. Jonah Cox was promoted from Double-A Richmond in a corresponding move on Sunday to take his place on the Giants’ active roster.

Brennan was just sent down Thursday upon Jung Hoo Lee’s activation. As a result of Harrison Bader’s injury, he’s returning as a backup outfielder after having gone 2-for-23 the first time around.

Brennan has really struggled in his limited action with the Giants this season, hitting .087 (2-for-23) with a 3/0 K/BB ratio. The Giants will announce a corresponding move prior to Friday’s series opener against the Rockies.

No surprise here after Lee made an early exit from Monday’s series opener against Arizona with back spasms. It’s a positive sign that he hasn’t been placed on the injured list yet. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. It’ll be Will Brennan taking over in right field in his place.

Lee was replaced by Will Brennan in right field during the fourth inning of Monday’s series opener after going 1-for-2 at the plate. The 27-year-old outfielder is presumably day-to-day for the final two games of the series.

Brennan is up to take the spot of Heliot Ramos, with Ramos hitting the injured list with a quad strain. Brennan will likely operate as a bench option while with the Giants in this stint.

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.