Brandon Belt Will Replace Andres Torres, Not Carlos Beltran, On Giants Roster

Brandon Belt flew to join the San Francisco Giants in Florida earlier Saturday with the expectations being that he would replace Carlos Beltran on the roster. Turns out Belt will actually be replacing Andres Torres.

Torres was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a contusion to his lower right leg, according to a Tweet from the team, and Belt has been called up to take his place.

According to Baseball Nation's Jeff Sullivan, this move is ... interesting. Belt "hasn't been impressive in his limited major league playing time, but he owns a .975 OPS with triple-A Fresno." Belt would have stood to earn some additional playing time if Beltran was the player moving to the DL, but that might not be the case with his replacing Torres.

This is the fourth time Belt will be with the big club this season. In his previous stints, he's posted a .218 batting average in 78 plate appearances. Torres has a similarly rough batting average of just .228 in his 328 plate appearances.

Brandon Belt Joins Giants In Florida

Giants outfielder Carlos Beltran hasn't played since last Sunday, due to a sprained wrist. Initially considered day-to-day, Beltran has struggled to recover and has had his timetable pushed back. In a related or unrelated matter, here's Henry Schulman:

First baseman/outfielder Brandon Belt is flying from Fresno to Miami today and probably will be activated for tonight's game, The Chronicle has learned.

So Belt has joined the Giants. He hasn't yet been activated by the Giants, and could be present just in case, but the likelihood here is that Belt gets activated and Beltran gets placed on the disabled list. There are a few ways this could go, but that's the one with the best odds.

We should hear for certain before long. Beltran has had a rough go of it since being traded, batting 11-for-45 before hurting his wrist. Belt hasn't been impressive in his limited major league playing time, but he owns a .975 OPS with triple-A Fresno, and with the Giants playing the way they are, Belt could actually stand to get significant action this time, Bruce Bochy permitting.

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