Buster Posey, importer-exporter

Rays 2, Giants 1 F/10

The Giants have the worst offense in baseball and are further under .500 than they were at any point last year. So, what now?

Apparently, it’s Bryce Eldridge time. No pressure, kid. Jesús Rodríguez, who the Giants received for Camilo Doval, is also reportedly joining the team.

The Giants’ complicated (losing) dynamic is about to get even more complex. Tony Vitello has hardly turned to his bench this year—the club’s 20 plate appearances by pinch-hitters are bottom five in baseball. They’ve used in a pinch-runner in two games.

So with a pair of prospects called up to presumably play every day, how does Vitello tell his nine-figure stars that they won’t?

Eldridge plays first base, and Rodriguez is a catcher who can supposedly play around the infield and outfield. (I’m skeptical too.) Casey Schmitt and Luis Arraez have been the team’s best hitters, so let’s assume they stay in the lineup.

Are we staring at a situation where Willy Adames, Matt Chapman, and Rafael Devers are about to have their playing time cut? It’s hard to believe. Then again, so is all of this.

Up next: No rest for the weary. The Giants return from Florida to face the 20-13 Padres. It’ll be Randy Vásquez against Trevor McDonald, fresh up from Triple A, at 6:45 pm.