Beede fired four scoreless innings while giving up three hits, two walks and striking out eight in his season debut with Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.
It was an impressive -- albeit short -- debut for Beede. The 2014 first-round pick is looking to turn his career around after seeing his ERA balloon to 7.05 over 33 starts with Sacramento in 2018. Beede did show an improved strikeout rate this spring (13 strikeouts over 10.1 innings), so his eight punchouts Friday are a positive sign. The Giants' rotation is currently set in stone, but if the 25-year-old continues to show improvement, we could see him in the majors later this season.