It’s been more than four years since Margevicius’ last MLB game, when the southpaw made five appearances for the 2021 Mariners before his season was cut short by thoracic outlet syndrome. Margevicius spent the 2022-23 seasons in the minors pitching in the Seattle and Atlanta farm systems, then spent 2024 overseas pitching for the TSG Hawks of Chinese Professional Baseball. Margevicius returned to North America last year and started the 2025 season in the Mexican League before joining the Tigers on a minor contract.
This return to Triple-A ball went quite well, as Margevicius posted a 3.89 ERA, 22% strikeout rate and 5.7% walk rate over 74 innings (starting 14 of 17 games) with Triple-A Toledo. It was a big step up from the ugly numbers the southpaw put up in his last Triple-A stint in 2022-23, and to some extent a continuation of the strong work Margevicius put in with the Hawks and in Mexico. While still not a hard thrower, Margevicius upped his fastball velocity a tick to 90.9 mph, and he has incorporated a cutter into his repertoire.
Margevicius’ work didn’t earn him a look on Detroit’s MLB roster, but the Giants were apparently intrigued enough to give the left-hander a non-roster invite. Margevicius could be a spot starter or perhaps just a pure Triple-A depth option, or the Giants could potentially use him as more of a stretch reliever if his contract is selected. San Francisco’s fifth starter league is made up of a lot of younger teams without much big league experience, though Margevicius’ 32 games with the Padres and Mariners from 2019-2021 don’t really give him an edge in this department considering it was such a relatively long time ago.
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