Brandon Belt Promoted By Giants; Andres Torres Hits Disabled List

Torres was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a contusion to his lower right leg, according to a Tweet from the team, and Belt has been called up to take his place.

According to Baseball Nation’s Jeff Sullivan, this move is ... interesting. Belt “hasn’t been impressive in his limited major league playing time, but he owns a .975 OPS with triple-A Fresno.” Belt would have stood to earn some additional playing time if Beltran was the player moving to the DL, but that might not be the case with his replacing Torres.

So Belt has joined the Giants. He hasn’t yet been activated by the Giants, and could be present just in case, but the likelihood here is that Belt gets activated and Beltran gets placed on the disabled list. There are a few ways this could go, but that’s the one with the best odds.

We should hear for certain before long. Beltran has had a rough go of it since being traded, batting 11-for-45 before hurting his wrist. Belt hasn’t been impressive in his limited major league playing time, but he owns a .975 OPS with triple-A Fresno, and with the Giants playing the way they are, Belt could actually stand to get significant action this time, Bruce Bochy permitting.

Beltran, who is hitting .244 with no home runs in 11 games with the Giants, did not play in Monday’s 5-0 loss to the Pirates; both he and manager Bruce Bochy said the MRI was being done as a “precaution” and that Beltran hopes to be back in the lineup soon.