The San Francisco Giants have designated 34-year old righty swinging CF Aaron Rowand for assignment. Rowand played in 108 games for the Giants this year and he was 77 for 331 (.233 avg, .621 OPS) with 34 runs scored, 4 homers, 21 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He played in 509 games in his four years with the Giants and he was 432 for 1,710 (.253 avg, .704 OPS) with 194 runs scored, 43 homers, 189 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. This is simply the Giants cutting their losses as Rowand was never the player they thought he would be.

UPDATE: (9/9/2011) - The San Francisco Giants have placed Aaron Rowand on release waivers which will allow him to become a free agent on Monday.

The San Francisco Giants have designated 37-year old righty swinging SS/3B Miguel Tejada for assignment. Tejada played in 91 games for the Giants this year and he was 77 for 322 (.239 avg, .596 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 4 homers, 26 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. This could be the end of a long and successful major league career for Tejada. Tejada has now played in 2,118 games in his first 15 years in the majors and he is 2,362 of 8,278 (.285 avg, .793 OPS) with 1,215 runs scored, 304 homers, 1,282 RBIs and 84 stolen bases.

UPDATE: (9/9/2011) - The Giants have placed Miguel Tejada on release waivers which will make him a free agent on Monday.

The San Francisco Giants have designated 23-year old lefty starting pitcher Clayton Tanner. Tanner pitched in 22 games (all starts) in AA-ball for the Giants this year and he was 6-10 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. He pitched in 139 games (119 starts) in his first six years in the minors for the Giants and he was 51-43 with 1 save, a 3.66 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. The Giants would probably like to keep Tanner if he can clear waivers.

UPDATE: (8/31/2011) - The Giants have released Clayton Tanner.

Rookie 24-year old lefty starting pitcher Eric Surkamp looked good in his major league debut over the weekend. He didn’t get the win but he threw six innings allowing only 6 hits, allowing 3 walks, 1 earned run and he whiffed 4 batters. The Giants sent him back to the minors after the game but they will likely call him right back up when rosters expand on September 1st. Before his promotion, Surkamp pitched in 23 games (22 starts) in AA-ball for the Giants and he was 10-4 with a 2.02 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP.

The Giants have placed 27-year old lefty swinging outfielder Nate Schierholtz on the 15-day disabled list due to a hairline fracture in his foot. Schierholtz has played in 115 games for the Giants so far this year and he is 93 for 335 (.278 avg, .756 OPS) with 42 runs scored, 9 homers, 41 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. It’s too bad that Schierholtz got injured as he was having the best year of his career for the Giants, and they could have used his bat down the stretch.