The Giants and are in agreement on a minor league deal Lonzo Ball Jersey , reports Mike Rodriguez . The outfielder had been with Guerreros de Oaxaca in the Mexican League, who also about the deal with the Giants. Its not yet official as Encarnacin is still waiting on his work visa and needs to take his physical, per Rodriguez. Encarnacin, 26, came up as a prospect in the Marlins system and spent some time in the big leagues with them. He was outrighted off their roster in July of last year and was able to elect free agency at the end of the season. He has shown big power throughout his career but also a troubling tendency to strike out. In his 81 major league plate appearances in 2022, he hit three home runs but was also punched out in 39.5% of them. He spent all of last year in Triple-A, getting into 122 games at that level. He hit 26 homers there but also struck out 38.8% of the time. With Oaxaca this year, he stepped to the plate 107 times and amazingly launched 19 home runs. That helped him produce an absurd batting line of .366/.439/.989. His 24.3% strikeout rate wasnt as bad as his most recent stint in affiliated ball, though its hard to quantify the quality of pitching hes been facing in Mexico. Its understandable why the Giants are willing to give him a shot and see if he can bring that strong performance with him to their system. They currently have seven position players on the injured list, including four outfielders in , , and . While can play some outfield, hes tied to the catcher position now with and both on the IL. is on the 40-man roster but dealing with a wrist injury in the minor leagues. is the most established member of the outfield thats currently healthy. The other two spots have mostly been filled by and lately, with each of those two fairly lacking in experience. , who is also light on inexperience, is moving around to play both the outfield and the infield. With all of those moving parts, the Giants will bring Encarnacin to Triple-A Sacramento and see how he fares. If he keeps crushing the ball like he has been with the Guerreros, its not hard to see him earning some big league at-bats, whether he can tamp down the strikeouts or not. Rawle Alkins Jersey