Overview

• San Francisco signed Brubaker to a minor league contract on August 14 and assigned him to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats after he cleared waivers.
• The deal limits the Giants’ payroll exposure to a prorated league-minimum salary for any time he spends on the big league roster.
• Since 2023, Brubaker has been sidelined by Tommy John surgery, a 2024 oblique strain and fractured ribs this spring.
• In 16 relief innings for the Yankees this June, he posted a 3.38 ERA but 4.67 xERA and a high walk rate signaled underlying command issues.
• If he sharpens his control, the Giants see him as a reclamation candidate capable of long relief, middle-inning work or emergency spot starts.