Giants bring back Drew Pomeranz, Black option; Reetz DFA originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO – Drew Pomeranz hasn’t been a successful rebuilding project for the Giants rotation in 2019, as the front office had hoped. But when they moved the southpaw to the bullpen in July, his career had a very lucrative second chapter.
Five years later, Pomeranz is back in orange and black.
The Giants signed the 35-year-old to a major league contract on Friday and added him to their bullpen for the opener of a three-game series against the New York Mets. Mason Black was sent back to Triple-A to clear an active roster spot and Jakson Reetz was designated for assignment to clear a 40-man roster spot.
After some strong performances out of the bullpen in 2019, Pomeranz was sent to Milwaukee in a deal that brought Mauricio Dubon back to Northern California. He signed a four-year, $34 million contract with the San Diego Padres that winter, but made only 47 appearances over the life of the contract. Injuries have kept Pomeranz from pitching in the major leagues since 2021, and he has had several stops and starts during the rehab process.
Pomeranz was most recently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who released him from their Triple-A roster this week. In nine innings with their Oklahoma City affiliate, Pomeranz struck out fourteen and walked only one while allowing six runs. His fastball was in the 90-92 mph range in his last outing, which came against Triple-A Sacramento.
For the Giants, this is a cheap look at another option for a bullpen that already has Taylor Rogers and Erik Miller from the left side. It’s also another reunion for an organization that recently brought back Curt Casali to fill a void on the roster.
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