José Buttó's Bullpen Replacement Tidwell Shines

0:00On April 5, Giants pitcher Jose Butto faced a surprise health scare with a blood clot, but his surgery on Friday went smoothly. The team now expects a recovery of two to four months, opening the door for Blade Tidwell, who got called up Thursday and notched his first career. Save in a three-inning stint. Both pitches came over from the meds in a trade last July that sent reliever Tyler Rogers the other way. Butto settled in as a one-inning setup guy, posting a two-in-one record with a 4.50 ERA over 21 games and 20 innings. Pitched. Manager Tony Bytello is leaning on Ryan Walker, Eric Miller and Keaton Wynn for high-leveraged spots, but he's keeping things flexible, not locking. Them into late innings only. Tidwell, a former starter, fits right in for multi-inning work, giving the bullpen some stretch. Daddy Group stays deep with Walker, Miller, Wynn, J.T. Brubecker and Caleb Killian ready to roll, especially if starters go six innings.

1:01Butto joins two other relievers on the 15-day injured list, Sam Henshiz and Joel Pagaro, who are rehabbing in Scottsdale, but without clear return. Dates. If Tidwell keeps dealing over the next month, he could stick around and solve the Giants bullpen puzzle, turning Butto's absence into a strength-with. All these solid right-handed arms in the mix. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.