Giants’ Daniel Susac Diagnosed With Patellar Fracture

The Giants announced that rookie catcher Daniel Susac has a fractured patella (kneecap) in his left knee. He’ll meet with doctors this evening to determine a treatment plan. San Francisco will obviously place Susac on the 10-day injured list shortly. They’re going to need a new catcher to pair with Drew Cavanaugh. With Jesus Rodriguez already on the IL due to right elbow neuritis, they’ll need to select someone else onto the 40-man roster before tonight’s game against the Astros. The Giants already have a vacancy on the 40-man, so there won’t need to be any further moves beyond Susac’s IL placement. They may wind up making multiple roster moves to address the backup catcher role. No other catcher currently in the organization has any major league experience. Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports that the Giants will use Cavanaugh as the starter. According to Pavlovic, the Giants will select a short-term backup tonight but are exploring the market for a more experienced backup option for the remainder of the season. Former Giant Chadwick Tromp recently elected free agency, as one speculative possibility. Another possibility would be to try to grab Willie MacIver (designated for assignment by Toronto this afternoon) off waivers. In the short term, they’ll likely need to call upon an organizational depth type from Triple-A Sacramento. Zach Morgan and Adrián Sugastey are the catchers on the River Cats’ roster. The 23-year-old Sugastey has spent more time this year in Double-A and was only bumped up coming out of the All-Star Break. Morgan, 26, is a former seventh-round pick who’s hitting .231/.323/.325 in 28 games tis year. Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that he’s meeting the big league club in San Francisco, though it’s not clear if he’ll formally be called up or join the taxi squad. More to come. View Comments (6)