Spring standouts Bryce Johnson, Sean Hjelle left off Opening Day roster; Matt Beaty acquired in late trade.
NEW YORK — Brett Wisely was enjoying dinner Wednesday night in Manhattan when Gabe Kapler called to tell him there wasn’t a spot on the Giants’ Opening Day roster. He had just woken up the following morning when he got another call. There was room on the roster, after all.
A crazy ride could sum up the final 24 hours before the Giants finalized their Opening Day roster prior to Thursday’s season opener. By opting for Beaty, who mostly plays first and third base and left field, over Johnson left the Giants with Wisely as their only back up to Mike Yastrzemski in center field. While Wisely played some outfield in the minors, he only began playing center this spring, with mixed results.
Johnson, 27, stole more bases than anybody in the Cactus or Grapefruit Leagues while playing a strong center field and showing off an ability to get himself on base via the bunt. He finished camp batting .310 and had drawn seven walks to 12 strikeouts. The message was similar to Hjelle, who added 15 pounds of muscle over the offseason and saw the payoff this spring with his fastball consistently sitting in the mid-90s. In six spring appearances, Hjelle limited opponents to three runs over 17 innings with a 22:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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