Per Baggs: Giants add Jesse English, three others to 40-man roster
The Giants added four players to the 40-man roster, which tells us the organization thinks highly of their potential. All are pitchers: LHP Jesse English and RHPs Joey Martinez, Henry Sosa and Waldis Joaquin.
Their roster now stands at 37. (Random thought: Is it like buying seats in coach? Do they need to keep two spaces clear for CC Sabathia?)
If you’re a prospect hound, you’re familiar with all four new additions. Joaquin is a power arm with a plus slider who could be a factor in late relief. Sosa is another power pitcher who had the biggest fastball in the system last year and earned a trip to the Futures Game. But this year, it took him a long time to rebound from knee surgery and he didn’t flash the same consistently good stuff this past season. Martinez is a control pitcher who is coming off an ERA title in the Double-A Eastern League. There’s nothing to make scouts drool, but he keeps the ball down and has plus command with four pitches.