Giants select Buddy Kennedy, Wilkin Ramos

The San Francisco Giants selected infielder Buddy Kennedy and right-hander Wilkin Ramos from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, adding two depth pieces to a roster the club had already begun to reshape. The moves came before San Francisco opened a series in Milwaukee and one day after a 19-run outburst against Colorado. By Monday night, both players had made their Giants debuts in a 16-2 loss to the Brewers, according to MLB.com. The Giants cleared room by optioning catcher Jesús Rodríguez to Triple-A Sacramento, placing right-hander Joel Peguero on the 60-day injured list with a moderate left hamstring strain, and designating catcher Logan Porter for assignment. The Peguero and Porter moves opened the needed 40-man roster spots for Kennedy and Ramos. ### Why did San Francisco call up Buddy Kennedy now? Buddy Kennedy, 27, forced the issue with his production at Sacramento. (mlb.com) MLB Trade Rumors reported he was hitting.321/.424/.543 with eight home runs, a 12.4% walk rate and a 12.4% strikeout rate, numbers that translated to a 153 wRC+ in the Pacific Coast League. Kennedy also gives San Francisco infield coverage beyond one position. MLB Trade Rumors said he has professional experience at first, second and third base, along with left field, even if shortstop is not considered a regular option. (mlb.com) Kennedy bats and throws right-handed and was originally drafted by Arizona in the fifth round in 2017 out of Millville, New Jersey, according to his MLB player page. (mlbtraderumors.com) ### What is Kennedy trying to prove in this latest major league chance? Kennedy arrived with prior major league time but without an extended breakthrough. MLB Trade Rumors said he had received 181 plate appearances across parts of four seasons with the Diamondbacks, Tigers, Phillies, Blue Jays and Dodgers, posting a.178/.271/.274 line before joining the Giants on a minor league deal in the offseason. (mlbtraderumors.com) His MLB profile lists June 17, 2022, as his debut date, and his biography identifies him as the grandson of former major leaguer Don Money. That background has kept him visible as a depth option, but this promotion came because of his Sacramento performance, not because he still had minor league options remaining; MLB Trade Rumors said he had exhausted them. ### What does Wilkin Ramos add to the bullpen? Wilkin Ramos, 25, gives the Giants a fresh right-handed arm with swing-and-miss and ground-ball traits. (mlbtraderumors.com) MLB.com said Ramos earned his first big league callup after recording a 2.00 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 27 innings over 17 relief appearances for Sacramento this season. MLB Trade Rumors reported Ramos was averaging more than 94 mph with both his four-seam fastball and sinker, while also throwing a high-70s curveball. (mlb.com) The same report said he carried a 23.5% strikeout rate, a 6.5% walk rate and a 61.4% ground-ball rate at Triple-A. ### How unusual was Ramos’ path to this promotion? Ramos signed with the Athletics as an international amateur in 2017 and later moved through multiple organizations before joining San Francisco on a minor league contract for 2026, according to MLB Trade Rumors. (mlb.com) The report said he had previously spent time in the A’s, Mets and Pirates systems and reached this callup after becoming a minor league free agent again last winter. (mlbtraderumors.com) His MLB player page shows a strong Double-A track record before the Giants opportunity. Ramos posted a 1.45 ERA in 35 games at Double-A Altoona in 2025 before a rougher stretch at Triple-A Indianapolis, and earlier in his career logged a 1.65 ERA in 23 games at Double-A Binghamton in the Mets system. ### What happened in their debuts? Monday, June 1, brought both players into the game quickly. MLB.com said Ramos replaced starter Landen Roupp in the fifth inning and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks over two innings in his major league debut. (mlbtraderumors.com) Kennedy entered at third base in the seventh inning and later moved to the mound in the eighth, where he allowed four runs as the Brewers pulled away. (mlb.com) Tuesday, June 2, is the Giants’ next game in Milwaukee, according to the club’s lineup page. Kennedy is now on the major league roster as an infield option, and Ramos joins a bullpen that San Francisco has continued to reshuffle as the series continues. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2)