The Giants acquired minor league outfielder Jack Larsen in a commerce with the Mariners over the weekend (h/t to Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America). San Francisco assigned the left-handed hitter to their prime affiliate in Sacramento, the place he made his organizational debut on Sunday.

Seattle’s return is unspecified, although most transactions of this nature see money despatched the opposite manner. Larsen hadn’t been on the M’s 40-man roster, so he doesn’t take a spot on San Francisco’s 40-man.

Larsen, 28, had spent the season with the M’s Triple-A membership in Tacoma. The UC-San Diego product appeared in 25 video games, hitting .313/.466/.338 throughout 103 plate appearances. Larsen solely linked on two extra-base hits (each doubles), however he walked at an elite 21.4% clip towards a 23.3% strikeout price.

Plate self-discipline has been his calling card by means of seven skilled campaigns. Larsen is a .267/.380/.441 hitter in additional than 2200 minor league plate appearances. He obtained a cup of espresso in Seattle final summer time, tallying one plate look (a strikeout) in his MLB debut. The M’s outrighted him off the 40-man thereafter.

Larsen has some middle discipline expertise however has performed nearly solely within the nook outfield this 12 months. The Giants have Heliot Ramos and Bryce Johnson as 40-man outfielders in Sacramento. Larsen joins 27-year-old Michael Gigliotti as non-roster depth choices on the grass.