SAN FRANCISCO — As Alex Cobb suffered a second setback while recovering from offseason surgery, the Giants began moving the eggs of their starting rotation to another basket. On Saturday, they reached a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays to acquire Mitch White and moved Cobb to the 60-day injured list.
White, 29, gives the Giants additional depth in their bullpen and rotation. He appeared in 62 career games between the Blue Jays and Dodgers, including 22 starts, with a 4.99 ERA, but was designated for assignment by Toronto this week when the Blue Jays activated two pitchers from the HE.
Cobb, 36, is now ineligible to return until May 27.
After going through the early stages of his return from hip surgery, Cobb has been slowed by throwing arm issues as he attempts to increase his workload for the season. He felt tightness in his shoulder once he was cleared to resume throwing following tight elbow flexors.
There was some hope that he could join the Giants’ rotation around the start of May, but he will now be delayed at least a few more weeks.
White, the 65th overall selection in the 2016 draft, played for Bellarmine Prep before playing collegiately at Santa Clara.
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