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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JUNE 30: Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the dugout during the third inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacksat Chase Field on June 30, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The San Francisco Giants<\/a> have made a roster move during the All-Star break, outrighting right-hander Eric Cerantola<\/a> to Triple-A Sacramento after passing him through waivers, according to The San Francisco Chronicle\u2019s Susan Slusser<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Giants<\/a> claimed Cerantola, 26, off waivers from the Kansas City Royals<\/a> early last week. San Francisco put him back through waivers after claiming him, and this time he went unclaimed, allowing the Giants<\/a> to outright the right-hander to Triple-A. Since Cerantola has never been outrighted and has less than three years of service time, he cannot elect free agency.<\/p>\n San Francisco Giants Make Roster Move on Former Royals Player Eric Cerantola GettyKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI \u2013 MAY 06: Eric Cerantola #61 of the Kansas City Royals throws a pitch in his Major League debut against the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> in the ninth inning at Kauffman Stadium on May 06, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n The Royals drafted Cerantola in the fifth round (No. 139 overall) of the 2021 MLB<\/a> Draft out of Mississippi State. He was born in Montreal, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada.<\/p>\n Cerantola made his MLB debut with Kansas City this year. He made four appearances, allowing six earned runs on four hits and 10 walks over 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Kansas City designated Cerantola for assignment on July 2, one day after optioning him to Triple-A.<\/p>\n Cerantola has made two appearances with Triple-A Sacramento since being claimed by the Giants<\/a> last week. He threw a scoreless inning with one strikeout in his first outing, then walked five of the six batters he faced in his second. As Darragh McDonald of MLB Trade Rumors pointed out<\/a>, his rough second outing could\u2019ve sparked the Giants\u2019 decision to pass him through waivers, and may be why no other teams were interested in claiming him.<\/p>\n There are reasons to believe Cerantola can be an effective big-league reliever despite going through waivers twice already this month.<\/p>\n Can Giants\u2019 Eric Cerantola Return to the Majors?<\/p>\n FanGraphs had Cerantola ranked as the Royals\u2019 No. 28 prospect back in April, and the right-hander is known to have a plus slider, which helped him strike out batters at a 30.7% rate over 93 2\/3 innings at the Triple-A level in the Royals organization. He also posted a strong 3.56 ERA during his time with Triple-A Omaha.<\/p>\n However, he posted a concerningly high 11.7% walk rate during his time with the Royals\u2019 Triple-A team. His last Triple-A appearance, along with his 10 walks in just 5 1\/3 innings at the big-league level, proves he has a major control issue.<\/p>\n Not to mention, the Royals arguably have the worst bullpen in baseball with the worst ERA in the majors (5.33), yet they decided it wasn\u2019t even worth having Cerantola on their 26-man roster.<\/p>\n Cerantola is still young and could return to the majors if he can hone in on improving his control. He has proved he can strike batters out at a high rate and has been relatively successful in the minors. Being outrighted off the Giants\u2019 roster may be a step back for the young right-hander, but it doesn\u2019t mean his dreams of being on a big-league roster again are over.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJackson Kruse<\/a> Jackson Kruse covers Major League Baseball for Heavy Sports. He is also the site expert for FanSided’s Minnesota Twins site, Puckett’s Pond, and writes for Nolan Writin’, FanSided’s Texas Rangers site. Jackson earned a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media from Texas State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Before joining Heavy Sports and FanSided, he served as sports editor of The University Star, Texas State University’s student-run newspaper. 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