Alfonzo Back, Holm Gone

A couple of moves to report today. Most notably, catcher Eliezer Alfonzo is back with the big club. After returning from a 50-game steroid suspension, the (hopefully) clean Alfonzo was hitting very well (.316/.360/.595 with five homers in 79 at-bats) at Fresno. After getting some clutch hits early in the year, Holm struggled at the plate the past couple months, and he wasn't adding anything defensively. At least Alfonzo adds some power potential on days when Bengie Molina isn't playing. I feel like the writing was on the wall after that meltdown game against Kansas City. Giants' pitchers threw three wild pitches, and while I know you can't blame Holm for that, something tells me Bengie would have held things together a little better. Holm was a good story out of Spring Training, but his time in the majors was based more on luck than anything else.

A week after designating Vinnie Chulk and calling up Sergio Romo, the Giants made another bullpen move, sending Billy Sadler back to Fresno and calling up Osiris Matos from Double-A Connecticut. Matos was dominating Double-A, with a 1.23 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 36.2 innings. Sadler showed promise, but had problems with control and consistency, culminating in last night's outing, when he walked the bases loaded and allowed a grand slam to Mark DeRosa. Something tells me he'll be back at some point this year, however.