Giants Bring In Kuhnel for Bullpen Boost | San Francisco Giants News

The Giants are making a bullpen move, bringing in veteran reliever Joel Kuhnel off waivers to plug a leak in their struggling pitching staff. Kuhnel, who’s bounced between six teams in his sixth MLB season, returns after a shoulder injury sidelined him since July. With the Giants’ bullpen surrendering double-digit runs in four of their last ten games, this is a high-risk, high-reward gamble — and Kuhnel could debut as early as Saturday. In exchange, righty Ryan Walker, whose ERA has ballooned to 7.16 this season, heads down to Triple-A Sacramento. Kuhnel’s current stats aren’t stellar, but his career average is actually better — and with limited options left, the Giants have nothing to lose by giving him another shot. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/de2e693071289fdd