Giants add two players to roster

must pay $100,000 to the organization they were drafted from. Players chosen in the Rule 5 draft must be kept on a team’s 25man roster for the entire season following the draft and may not be optioned to the minor leagues.

If the Giants don’t seek to keep Bergen or Ferguson on their 25man roster next season, they can recoup $50,000 by offering each player back to the organization they were chosen from.

Bergen is a left-handed reliever with a career 1.27 minor

league ERA who had Tommy John surgery at the end of 2016 and missed the entire 2017 season. After returning last year, Bergen posted a 0.50 ERA in 27 games for the Blue Jays’ Double-a affiliate.

“A two-pitch guy with swing and miss stuff, I think we got a potential bullpen guy from the left side,” Shelley said.

Bergen uses a threequarter release and a fastball-breaking ball combination and will have an opportunity to win a job in spring training. A 2015 seventh round draft choice of the Blue Jays, the Kennesaw State product is expected to challenge the likes of Josh Osich and Steven Okert for a major league roster spot.

Ferguson is the second outfielder the Giants added this week, joining former Detroit Tigers prospect Michael Gerber. Though Ferguson hasn’t hit for power during his minor league career, he’s considered a multi-positional player who has a knack for getting on base.

“He can defend three spots, he’s got the ability to get on base,” Shelley said. “A career .393 on-base guy, a career .297 hitter, he gives you flexibility to play three spots in the outfield and the versatility we like. We feel like between the center fielder and the left-handed reliever we’ve got two premium position guys.”

Ferguson and Gerber are expected to compete for a job next spring as the Giants seek to replace Gorkys Hernández