{"id":78628,"date":"2024-06-30T21:18:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T01:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=78628"},"modified":"2024-06-30T21:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T01:18:30","slug":"giants-surprisingly-dfa-spencer-howard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/30\/giants-surprisingly-dfa-spencer-howard\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Surprisingly Designate Pitcher For Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Giants made a roster move today and designated pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/howarsp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Howard<\/a> for assignment, who is a former top prospect. He&#8217;s recorded decent results this year with a 1-1 record and a 3.80 ERA across 21 1\/3 innings of work. The 27-year-old right-handed pitcher was born and raised in Templeton, California. Right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rouppla01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Landen Roupp<\/a> was called up from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SFGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SFGiants<\/a> roster moves:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 RHP Landen Roupp (#65) recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.<br \/>\n\u2022 RHP Spencer Howard designated for assignment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SFGiants (@SFGiants) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants\/status\/1807462641897709904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Giants Shockingly DFA Spencer Howard<\/h2>\n<p>In his five-year MLB career, Howard has also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers. Howard&#8217;s DFA is somewhat puzzling. Not really because he\u2019s some valuable asset that the Giants can\u2019t afford to lose, but because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=jackslu01,jackso008luk,jackso007luk&amp;search=Luke+Jackson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Jackson<\/a> still has a job with a 6.23 ERA on the season. Howard has been serviceable on a staff overwhelmed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/21\/jake-fraley-hit-by-pitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">injury bug<\/a>. That trend continued when the Giants recently placed two infielders <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/29\/giants-estrada-flores-il\/\" target=\"_self\">on the IL<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=florewi01,flores005wil&amp;search=Wilmer+Flores&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilmer Flores<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estrath01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thairo Estrada<\/a>). But the Giants are not the only team dealing with injuries. Practically every team in MLB has been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/01\/eloy-jimenez-injury-status-white-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">plagued with injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Howard is a solid spot starter. However, it appears the Giants have a preference for veterans, which could be the issue. But with the Giants letting him go, he will succeed somewhere else and find a new home soon. Furthermore, considering that this season, he has put up the best numbers compared to past seasons despite being a small sample size, it&#8217;s an odd move that some fans are questioning. Howard has spent most of his career with the Rangers (three seasons from 2021-2023). Aside from this season, his numbers have left something to be desired, with his lowest ERA being 5.92, dating back to 2020 with the Phillies. The 25-year-old Roupp is in his first season with the Giants. The Rocky Mount, NC native sports a 5.27 ERA this season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Giants made a roster move today and designated pitcher Spencer Howard for assignment, who is a former top prospect. He&#8217;s recorded decent results this year with a 1-1 record and a 3.80 ERA across 21 1\/3 innings of work. The 27-year-old right-handed pitcher was born and raised in Templeton, California. 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