The Giants announced this evening that theyve designated catcher/outfielder for a signment. The move clears a roster spot for the signing of , which has now been made official. Sabol, who just celebrated his 27th birthday earlier this week, was a seventh-round pick by the Pirates back in 2019 who was plucked from the organization by San Francisco during the 2022 Rule 5 Draft. That locked Sabol into an Opening Day roster spot with the Giants for 2023, and he performed admirably for a player with just 25 games of Triple-A experience under his belt. While splitting time between catcher and Tyler Webb Jersey left field in 2023, Sabol hit a respectable .235/.301/.394 (91 wRC+) in 344 trips to the plate. Once the Giants were able to option him to the minors in 2024, however, Sabol was quickly shuttled back to Triple-A and only made a brief cameo in the majors last year. He hit well in those 11 games, however, with a .313/.421/.375 slash line in 38 trips to the plate while helping cover for a during a trip to the concu sion-related injured list. When in the minors, Sabol struggled offensively with just a .246/.340/.388 slash line at Triple-A that was good for a wRC+ of just 85. That lackluster performance at Triple-A seemingly made Sabol expendable as a catching depth option in the eyes of president of baseball operations and the Giants front office. The club recently catcher off waivers from the Rangers, which may have made Sabols presence on the 40-man roster even le s nece sary. Huff is out of minor league options and cant be sent to the minors without clearing waivers but can still provide the club with depth behind Bailey and throughout Spring Training or even be carried on the roster as a third catcher. Going forward, the Giants will have one week to either work out a trade involving Sabol or expose him to waivers. As an optionable catching depth option, it would hardly be a surprise to see a catching-needy club take the opportunity to pluck Sabol off waivers in hopes of helping him rediscover something closer to the offensive form he showed in 2023, which would make him a roughly average offensive catcher in the majors. If Sabol were to pa s through waivers unclaimed, the Giants would have the option of keeping him in the fold as a non-roster depth option for the 2025 season. Matthew Liberatore Jersey