The Giants have also optioned outfielder Mike Gerber to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled lefty Williams Jerez.
Solarte made the club right out of Spring Training after being a non-roster invitee. However, his numbers haven't come to form. During his 2014-17 tenure with the Yankees and Padres, he carried a .267/.327/.419 hitter line. He was capable of playing multiple spots on the infield. However, when he went to the Toronto Blue Jays, he struggled. The Giants wasn't much better. He batted .205/.247/.315 during his time in SF.
The numbers are not much better for Venditte. He signed a contract this offseason but in his time in the Giants bullpen, he gave up six runs on four hits, a pair of walks, and three hit batters with two strikeouts in only 3 1/3 innings of work. His ERA is 5.03 in 68 big league innings, so it was clear he wasn't going to factor in long-term for the Giants. He hasn't been able to stick well at the big league, anyway, either with the Giants or Dodgers.
The moves make sense, not because of their bad numbers, but because Farhan Zaidi is always trying to look for those impact players. And while Venditte was one of his guys, it became clear as the season went on that he most likely wasn't going to make it at the big league, and even if he did, it wasn't going to stick.
As for Solarte, I feel bad for him, because I thought he was somewhat of an impact player with the Padres, and I thought the Padres organization went out of their way to support him, especially after the death of his wife. Now, he may be fighting for his baseball career, and you have to wonder if this is the end of the road for him.
Good luck to both Solarte and Venditte. We'll see if they land other jobs elsewhere, and it's more revolving doors now for Giants players.
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