MLB
The Nationals are acquiring Nate Furman from the Giants for left-hander Tony Neubeck, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
That’s one more 40-man roster spot cleared for the Giants ahead of Monday’s deadline. Furman, 25, debuted for the Giants in August, going 4-for-32 with no extra-base hits in 22 games before landing on the IL with an oblique strain. The 25-year-old hit .293/.377/.414 with just a 12 percent strikeout rate in Triple-A prior to his callup. He doesn’t really project as a starter at second base, and he also hasn’t developed any versatility with the Giants never playing him anywhere else the last two years. He does have three option years left, so the Nationals can work on moving him around some in Triple-A next year.