Jan 11 2009
Giants Invite Six
The San Francisco Giants have invited six more players to their Spring Training camp for 2009. the players include Todd Jennings, Eli Whiteside, Matt Downs, Scott McClain, Ivan Ochoa and Jake Wald.
This is the fourth trip as a non-roster invitee to Giants camp for catcher Todd Jennings. He was at camp in 2004 and from 2006-07.
Whiteside, another catcher, made his Major League debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2005. Downs spent the 2008 season splitting time between High-A San Jose and Fresno.
Ochoa is returning for his third straight Spring Training with the Giants. McClain led all Giants Minor Leaguers with 29 homeruns in 2008.
Wald has earned his third trip to big league camp in 2009. He was the Giants 11th round pick in the 2002 draft.
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