MLB Player News

The Giants optioned Williams to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. Before reporting to Sacramento, Williams will be eligible to play for the Giants in Tuesday's doubleheader with the Mets after San Francisco designated him as its 29th man, according to Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News.

The Giants will swap Williams, a righty-hitting utility man, off the 28-man active roster for a lefty-hitting one in Jason Vosler, who should give manager Gabe Kapler some more options off the bench late in games while lefty hitters LaMonte Wade (knee) and Tommy La Stella (Achilles) reside on the injured list. Williams had seen limited use in the Giants' first nine games, starting twice and logging just five plate appearances in total. He should get the chance to play on an everyday basis when he heads to Sacramento after Tuesday's doubleheader.

Adrianza (quadriceps) has yet to resume any running workouts or baseball activities since straining his left quadriceps tendon in a March 31 Grapefruit League game, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

The Nationals were initially hopeful that the quad strain would result in a brief stint on the 10-day injured list for Adrianza to begin the season, but three weeks after suffering the injury, the 32-year-old doesn't appear close to a return. Since he hasn't been able to do even light activities, Adrianza is likely at least two weeks away from being ready to play in a game. Adrianza's ongoing absence should allow Lucius Fox to stick around with the big club as a utility infielder.

Castillo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Brewers.

The rookie infielder took Eric Lauer deep in the top of the fourth inning for his first long ball in the majors. Castillo has been seeing most of his action at second base, and the 24-year-old is batting .310 (9-for-29) through his first eight big-league games as he auditions to potentially be the future double play partner for Oneil Cruz.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and three RBI against Atlanta in a 7-4 win Monday.

Turner broke the game open with his fourth-inning, bases-clearing double that doubled the Dodgers' lead from three runs to six. The speedy shortstop had previously swiped his third bag of the campaign following a third-inning fielder's choice. Turner is living up to the lofty fantasy draft position he garnered in most leagues this season, slashing .310/.333/.452 with a home run, 10 RBI, six runs and three stolen bases through 45 plate appearances.

Abrams will be on the bench Monday against Cincinnati, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Abrams has started against every righty the Padres have faced this season but has been on the bench against every lefty, including Monday's starter Nick Lodolo. Ha-Seong Kim will start at shortstop.

Camargo isn't starting Monday against Colorado, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Camargo will get a breather after hitting .217 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk in the last six games. Alec Bohm will start at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Schwellenbach (elbow) announced Monday via his personal Twitter account that he's been cleared to play catch off flat ground.

Schwellenbach's light catch session Monday at extended spring training marked his first time throwing since undergoing Tommy John surgery last August. Due to the timing of his procedure along with the fact that Atlanta plans to develop him as a starter, the 2021 second-round pick may not be cleared to make his professional debut until the final month of this season or potentially 2023.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

The veteran shortstop has had a sluggish start to the year at the plate but seems to be coming around. going 4-for-12 over the last three games with his first two RBI of 2022. Rojas is valued as a clubhouse presence by the Marlins, but he's not without fantasy utility after delivering nine homers and 13 steals over 132 games last season.

De La Cruz is hitting .240/.296/.440 with a homer and three steals through seven games with High-A Dayton.

His increased willingness to run is certainly promising, but it is a bit troubling that Cruz has struck out 12 times in 27 plate appearances. We saw plenty of swing-and-miss in his game last year, and he seemingly hasn't improved on that front. De La Cruz was one of last season's biggest prospect risers thanks to his outstanding power-speed combo; he just needs to make more contact for those tools to play up.

DeJong went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers.

DeJong's stolen base came after he got aboard on a fielder's choice in the fourth inning. It was the shortstop's first steal of the season. He's seen a starting role while hitting in the bottom third of the lineup, but he's posted a .167/.286/.375 slash line with a home run, two doubles, three RBI and a run scored through eight games. He'll need to do more with the bat to hold off Edmundo Sosa for playing time, especially with Tommy Edman hitting well and blocking Sosa's path to starts at second base.