The San Francisco Giants have begun to put in some extra work as they attempt to get their roster down to the 40-man limit.
Even after this trade with the Washington Nationals, the team is still at 49 players, so there are going to be a slew of moves announced in the next day or so.
Fresh off having Andrew Knizner clear waivers and be outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento, the team now sent infielder Nate Furman to the Nationals for left-handed pitcher Tony Neubeck, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Neubeck appeared in just two games for Single-A Fredericksburg, so this is clearly a guy who is nowhere near ready to be put on the 40-man roster.
The Giants officially have nine players left to go after moving on from Furman, someone who hit just .125 in his first 32 at-bats at the big leagues this season.
Giants quickly moved on from Furman
Life comes at you fast, and that's exactly what happened to Furman. The 25-year-old made his big-league debut on Saturday, Aug. 1, and then would appear in 22 games for the team through Sept. 15.
He went just 4-for-32 in his time with the Giants, striking out 10 times and drawing five walks.
His .125/.243/.125 slash line simply wasn't going to cut it, a...