Overview
- Right-hander Gregory Santos cleared waivers and on Wednesday elected free agency instead of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Sacramento, according to MLB transaction records and multiple reports.
- The 26-year-old made three Major League appearances for the Giants in 2026, throwing five innings and allowing two earned runs before the roster move.
- Santos is a six-season MLB veteran who holds a 4.14 ERA across 91.1 career innings, with the heaviest workload coming in 2023 when he threw 66.1 innings for the Chicago White Sox.
- Injuries have sharply limited his recent work; Santos missed time with an adductor strain, underwent right-knee cartilage surgery in 2024, and has only 347 1/3 professional innings overall, factors teams will weigh closely.
- Baseball outlets report clubs have already expressed interest and the likely market path is a low-risk minor-league deal that lets a team bet on his 2023 upside while managing health and workload concerns.