It's time to play Let's Make A Minor League Deal around the hot stove. The Giants jumped in with a couple of deals for relief pitchers.
James Sherfy RHP. DOB: 12/27/1991. 6'0", 175 lbs.
2019 AAA: 2-3, 3.60, 35 IP, 12.60 K/9, 5.40 BB/9, 12 Saves.
2019 D'Backs: 1-0, 5.89, 18.1 IP, 10.80 K/9, 2.45 BB/9, 1 Save.
Jimmy Sherfy was an undersized college closer for Oregon selected in Round 10 of the 2013 draft by the D'Backs. Made MBL debut in 2017 after consistently posting double digit K rates in the minors. He continued to miss bats in the majors with mixed ERA results. He has a 4-pitch mix but relies heavily on the slider for outs, which seems to be a pattern for FZ pitching acquisitions. Catch here is he was released by the D'Backs on August of 2020 after an unspecified elbow injury. Obviously, his success or failure with the Giants will likely depend heavily on the state of his health.
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Zack Littell RHP. DOB: 10/5/1995. 6'4", 220 lbs.
Career: 6-2, 4.52, 63.2 IP, 63.2 IP, 6.93 K/9, 3.71 BB/9.
Littell has more typical reliever size. Drafted in round 11 by the Mariners in 2013, he made his MLB debut with the Twins in 2018. He got blown out by 5 HR in 6.1 IP in 2020. He relies on just a 94 MPH FB and a cutter which he throws with about equal frequency. Maybe the Giants coaches can help him add an offspeed pitch to his arsenal?
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