Giants recalled INF Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno.

One of the worst offensive players in all of baseball, Burriss hit .217/.268/.225 in 144 plate appearances earlier this season. He'll likely be limited to pinch-running and defensive replacement duties.

Giants optioned INF Emmanuel Burriss to Triple-A Fresno.

He was sent out to make room for the newly-acquired Carlos Beltran on the active roster. Burriss, 26, is batting .217/.268/.225 with one double, four RBI and 10 stolen bases over 144 plate appearances with the Giants this season. He'll likely be back as a September call-up.

Emmanuel Burriss returned to action on Wednesday, entering as an extra-inning defensive replacement and finishing 0-for-2.

Burriss grounded into a double play and struck out. He is hitless in his last 10 at-bats, lowering his batting line to an anemic .224/.280/.233. Burriss has only one extra-base hit in his 148 at-bats, dating back to 2009.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Emmanuel Burriss (knee) is available to play Wednesday.

Burriss didn't play Tuesday after taking a pitch off his knee Monday. He's fine, though.

Emmanuel Burriss was unavailable to start Tuesday after taking a pitch off his knee Monday.

Miguel Tejada is making his first career start at second base. Burriss should be considered day-to-day.

Emmanuel Burriss is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff for the Giants on Friday.

Rookie Brandon Crawford is batting just .219 so far this month, but Giants manager Bruce Bochy said on Wednesday that he will remain the team's starting shortstop going forward. In other words, tonight is very likely just a one-off for Burriss.

Giants recalled INF Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno.

Burriss batted .267 over 15 at-bats during his last tour through the major leagues. He won't see a ton of playing time and is far from fantasy relevant.

Giants recalled INF Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno.

As expected, Burriss will replace the injured Mark DeRosa on the active roster. He'll start at second base and bat second in Thursday's matinee against the Pirates. The 26-year-old infielder was batting .344/.423/.426 with five doubles, three RBI and 15 stolen bases over his first 16 games with Triple-A Fresno this season.

The Giants will call up infielder Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A before Thursday's game.

Burriss will take the place of Mark DeRosa, who is heading to the disabled list with wrist cartilage inflammation. Burriss is batting .344/.423/.426 for Triple-A Fresno.

Giants optioned 2B Emmanuel Burriss and OF Darren Ford to Triple-A Fresno; reassigned 1B Brad Eldred, C Jackson Williams, RHPs Shane Loux, Casey Daigle and Felix Romero to minor league camp.

Burriss received just five major league at-bats last season after getting 442 combined the previous two years. Ford, meanwhile, never had much of a chance to crack a Giants outfield that is already overloaded with veterans. Daigle threw 10 1/3 innings last season after being out of the majors since 2006, but was highly ineffective, and is likely at the end of the road.

An NL scout told the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo that Emmanuel Burriss, who is coming off a pair of foot fractures, looks healthy and is one of the better players in the Dominican winter league.

"He was moving well, stealing bases, and making all the plays,'' said the scout. The scout must have only been watching Burriss in the field, because he's hitting a paltry .244/.262/.256 at the plate. The Giants are looking for someone to play shortstop, and Burriss might be the best internal option at the moment, but we expect them to bring back Juan Uribe or find someone outside of the organization.

Emmanuel Burriss plans to play for Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Republic this winter.

"I feel like I basically lost a whole year," said Burriss, who missed large parts of the past two seasons with fractures in his left foot. "I want to try to get some of the at-bats that I missed." Burris got off to a late start this season after having a screw inserted into into his left foot in March, but returned to bat .282/.334/.337 with 11 doubles, two triples, 22 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 273 at-bats with Triple-A Fresno. He is 2-for-4 in three games with the Giants this season.

Giants recalled INF Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno.

Burriss, 25, was 2-for-4 in a brief stint with the Giants last month. He batted .282/.334/.337 with 11 doubles, two triples, 22 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 273 at-bats with Triple-A Fresno this season. He'll provide some infield depth down the stretch.

The Giants are expected to call up Emmanuel Burriss and Eugenio Velez and activate Guillermo Mota from the disabled list Tuesday.

Burriss has two hits in four at-bats with the Giants this season. Velez hasn't played with the big club since suffering a concussion in July. Mota has been on the disabled list since August 23 due to Iliotibial band syndrome in his left leg.

Giants optioned 2B Emmanuel Burriss to Triple-A Fresno.

Burriss had two hits in four at-bats in his stint with the club. The Giants are keeping Mike Fontenot as their reserve infielder and needed to clear a roster spot for Jose Guillen.

According to Jeff Fletcher of AOL Fanhouse, Giants general manager Brian Sabean "hinted strongly" that Emmanuel Burriss will be sent to the minors once Jose Guillen is added to the active roster Saturday.

Hardly a surprise after the club added Mike Fontenot this week. Burriss, who was just called up from the minors on Tuesday, is 2-for-4 with two runs scored over his first two games with the Giants.

Giants recalled 2B Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno.

Burriss will provide some speed off the bench, but the incumbent yet struggling Freddy Sanchez has enough of a track record that he probably won't lose the starting second base spot to the youngster in the middle of a pennant race. Burriss has been playing well in the minor leagues - hitting .295 with six steals - but also has his flaws, as he was caught five times and has no power to speak of.

The Giants are expected to promote infielder Emmanuel Burriss from Triple-A Fresno before Monday night's game.

Freddy Sanchez has not hit well in the last month and Burriss will give the Giants some much-needed speed off the bench. The 25-year-old Burriss is batting .295 with nine extra-base hits and six steals in 45 games at Triple-A. He'll see time at second base but is not going to be a fantasy option.

Giants activated INF Emmanuel Burriss from the 60-day disabled list; optioned him to Triple-A Fresno.

Burris, who missed the start of the season due to surgery on his left foot, is batting .270/.308/.378 with four RBI, two stolen bases and six runs scored in 11 games with the Bees. There's a good chance he'll be with the big club at some point this summer, but he's better off with regular playing time in the minors right now.

Emmanuel Burriss (foot) is expected to remain at Triple-A Fresno for at least another week, if not more.

Burris is basically back to full health, but he's blocked at the big league level by a crowded Giants infield. "I don't want him sitting too long," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday. "I thought he was off to a good start before he got hurt. It's a tough situation. I told him it's not a case of his play, as much as the way Juan has played."