Giants’ Webb continues electric spring
The Giants’ front office will have some challenging decisions to make when building an Opening Day roster, but Logan Webb has given them an easy one.
The 24-year-old righthander belongs in the starting rotation.
With five dominant innings of one-hit ball in a 7-0 win against the Indians on Tuesday, Webb continued a sensational spring that’s opened eyes and given the club every reason to believe he can be a major contributor in 2021.
In five Cactus League starts, the Rocklin native has thrown 11 scoreless innings, allowed just three hits and racked up 17 strikeouts, including seven in a nearly flawless performance against Cleveland at Goodyear Ballpark.
JAYS’ YATES FACES YEARENDING ELBOW SURGERY >> Toronto Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates is expected to have season-ending surgery on his right elbow, general manager Ross Atkins said.
The Blue Jays also reported two other injuries: Outfielder George Springer will miss the next four or five days because of a strained oblique muscle and left-hander Robbie Ray will skip at least one spring training start after slipping on a staircase and bruising his elbow.
TWINS SEND PROSPECT KIRILLOFF OUT >> The Minnesota Twins optioned prized prospect Alex Kirilloff to their alternate training site, leaving a wide-open competition for playing time in left field while giving the 2016 first-round draft pick more time to develop.
Jake Cave, Kyle Garlick and Brent Rooker are the primary candidates at that position, vacated when Eddie Rosario was not tendered a contract during the offseason.