San Francisco Giants Announce September Call-Ups

With the calendar flipping from August to September, the San Francisco Giants announced that Mac Williamson, Josh Osich, Ty Blach, Kelby Tomlinson, Matt Reynolds, and Steven Okert would be the team's call-ups.

Out of the bunch, Ty Blach is the only one who has yet to make his major league debut, but after a solid season with the Sacramento River Cats, San Francisco's Triple-A minor league affiliate, that landed him on the 2016 All-PCL team, the call-up to the big leagues is well warranted.

Over the course of 25 starts and 162.2 innings, Blach has a solid 3.43 ERA and a 3.80 FIP, posting a record of 14-7. His 162.2 innings, as well as his three complete games, led the league, while he ranked second in shutouts, and sixth in overall ERA.

In addition, he only walked 2.10 per nine innings while only allowing 0.50 home runs per nine innings.

Blach improved on a shaky 2015 campaign, in which he posted a 4.46 ERA while allowing 16 home runs and 189 hits over 165 innings.

The right-hander has excellent control of all the pitches in his repertoire, which composes of a low-90s fastball, a change-up, curveball, and slider.

Teammate Mac Williamson, who has seen a good amount of playing time this season, will accompany Blach to the big league squad.

In his time at the big league level, Williamson has shown glimpses of what he's capable of, at the dish, hitting six home runs with a slash line of .245/.345/.459 and a WAR of 0.7 in 42 games.

He showed better discipline at the plate during his time with the Giants, walking at a higher clip, 11.5% with San Francisco compared to 5.3% in Sacramento, although he has struck out at nearly the same rate.

There was a period in the middle of the summer when it seemed like every day, Williamson made a highlight-reel defensive play in the outfield, whether it be a diving stop or him showing off his cannon in right.

The more playing time Williamson, the more polished he looks, and with Ángel Pagán and Gregor Blanco set to become free agents this offseason, the young outfielder's performance will determine if they let their two veterans stay or go.

While Williamson may have playing time fall right into his lap, Josh Osich will have to work to regain his position as a bullpen arm.

The left-hander's poor and inconsistent performance was one of the reasons that the Giants pursued the newly-acquired Will Smith. In 29.2 innings, Osich had a 4.25 ERA, and a 6.08 FIP while walking 4.55 per nine innings and allowing 1.82 home runs per nine innings.

Osich certainly has the stuff to be a reliable left-handed specialist in the majors, but still needs to put the pieces together to see consistent playing time.

Along with Blach, Williamson, and Osich is Tomlinson, Okert, and Reynolds, all who had their cups of coffee earlier in the season.

Tomlinson landed on the DL on June 10th, 2016 after spraining his thumb attempting to make a diving play at second base.

Despite some shaky defense, Tomlinson posted a decent slash line of .289/.379/.329 in 88 plate appearances while showing off his wheels with five steals. In his limited appearances, Tomlinson drew walks at a higher rate while striking out less.

The versatile infielder played solid during his time in the minor leagues as well, posting a slash line of .286/.370/.341 in 212 plate appearances with 12 stolen bases.

Tomlinson will have to battle with fellow utility infielders Ehire Adrianza and Conor Gillaspie, both who are making their cases as the primary player to come off the bench. With the Giants in the playoff hunt, Bruce Bochy isn't going to hand out playing time to Tomlinson.

Reynolds and Okert only have a combined seven innings of work with the Giants this season.

In 18.2 innings between Double-A and Triple-A, Reynolds has yet to allow a run, while Okert has a 3.80 ERA in Triple-A. With Sacramento, Okert struck out 11.41 per nine innings while walking 2.09 per nine, only giving up 0.38 home runs per nine innings.

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