Giants Release Ryan McKenn Giants Release Ryan McKenn

Kenyon Martin Jr. Jersey The Giants released outfielder , whod been with their Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento, . Hes now a free agent. McKenna joined San Francisco , coming over from the Orioles the only organization hed previously known. Baltimore selected McKenna with its fourth-round pick (No. 133 overall) back in 2015. Hes appeared in parts of four big league seasons, tallying 523 plate appearances with a disappointing .221/.298/.323 slash in that time. The Giants pa sed him through waivers late in May. On the whole McKenna has better production in parts of four Triple-A seasons, but much of his production there came several years ago. The righty-swinging outfielder ripped Triple-A opposition apart in his first run there back in 2021, hitting .307/.423/.683 with 11 homers in only 123 plate appearances. He followed that with a strong 2022 showing in only 38 plate appearances there but spent most of the 22 campaign as a bench player in the big leagues. Hes posted below-average numbers in Triple-A over the past two seasons as hes frequently shuttled between the minors and the majors. Overall, McKenna is a career .253/.348/.510 hitter in 80 games at the top minor league level. Now 27 years old, McKenna can play all three outfield spots. Hes drawn solid ratings acro s the board but graded out particularly well in left field. The elite speed he showed as a rookie has slipped a bit, but even though hes no longer sitting near the top of the MLB scale, McKenna slots into the 74th percentile of runners in the big leagues, per Statcast, averaging 28.1 feet per second. Hes also displayed above-average arm strength in each of his big league seasons. That profile should get McKenna a look elsewhere, albeit on a minor league deal. Hes out of minor league options, so if hes added back to a new clubs 40-man roster at any point, hed need to pa s through waivers before hed be eligible to be sent down. James Harden Jersey