Needing a starter, the Orioles DFA’d longtime outfielder Joey Rickard on June 17th. The move was another step by the new regime to overhaul their inherited roster, ending Rickard’s four-year stint in the O’s organization. As an Oriole, Rickard played 317 games with the big club between 2016-19, collecting 208 hits and 19 home runs.

Rickard didn’t stay jobless for long, however, as the San Francisco Giants claimed him off waivers and assigned him to their Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats.

Since arriving out West, the Nevada native has been productive. In three games, Rickard’s gone 5-for-12 with two doubles and a home run.

River Cats add a solo blast from newcomer Joey Rickard in the 5th, but the Aviators come right back with two of their own. It's 5-10 after five. Pena, Garcia, and Ramos coming up in the sixth. Rally time! #ClawsUp — rivercats (@RiverCats) June 25, 2019

Joey Rickard Stats: Sacramento (AAA)

GP: 3

AB: 12

H: 5

XBH: 3

BA: .417

OPS: 1.295

With tons of MLB experience, Rickard could be a candidate to get called up by the Giants before the end of 2019. After all, their offense is one of the worst in baseball, hitting just .224 as a team, and they wouldn’t have claimed him if they didn’t want to see what he could do.

Before getting DFA’d, Rickard was playing for Baltimore’s Triple-A team, the Norfolk Tides.