Giants trade pitcher Derek Holland to Cubs for cash

Holland made waves in San Francisco over the last season and a half, and he struggled this year after a solid 2018 campaign.

Less than a week after designating Derek Holland for assignment, the Giants are trading the lefty pitcher to the Cubs.

The team announced the move Friday, saying it would send cash along with Holland to Chicago in exchange for cash considerations from the Cubs.

Holland pitched with the Giants for a season and a half, giving San Francisco good back-of-rotation innings in 2018 and he received a $6.5 million contract over the winter. He began the 2019 season as a starter, but after seven outings with a 6.75 ERA, the Giants moved Holland to the bullpen.

Holland found himself embroiled in a couple controversies in his time with the Giants: Last year, he made racially insensitive jokes during an MLB Network interview, and earlier this year he said that the Giants made up a finger injury that sent him to the injured list.

The Cubs will be Holland’s fourth team in 11 Major League seasons, the bulk of which came with the Texas Rangers (2009-2016).