Carson Whisenhunt News: Could make MLB debut this week

Triple-A Sacramento scratched Whisenhunt from his scheduled start Saturday, hinting that the Giants could call him up this week, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

With Hayden Birdsong getting demoted to Triple-A and Landen Roupp (elbow) landing on the injured list, the Giants have two openings in the rotation. A bullpen day will cover Sunday's contest, but the team will need to break in a bulk reliever or spot starter Monday or Tuesday, while Justin Verlander presumably takes the hill for the other game. Though he owns an unremarkable 4.42 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 97.2 innings at Triple-A this season, Whisenhunt has scaled back his free passes, with his walk rate dropping from 11.1 percent with Sacramento in 2024 to 6.8 percent in 2025. If he is called up this week, Whisenhunt could stick around with the big club for multiple turns through the rotation.