When former top prospect Heliot Ramos finally emerged for the San Francisco Giants this year, their outfield became fairly crowded during the season and when looking ahead towards the future.

Despite Jung Hoo Lee being sidelined with a shoulder injury that ended his rookie campaign, the everyday addition of Ramos alongside Michael Conforto, Mike Yastrzemski, Austin Slater and a rotating cast of minor leaguers because of injuries created a logjam.

Because of that, the Giants decided to ship Slater out to the Cincinnati Reds on July 7 in exchange for pitcher Alex Young.

That ended his eight-and-a-half-year tenure in San Francisco after he was taken in the eighth round of the 2014 MLB draft before becoming a top prospect ahead of his Major League debut in 2017.

But despite a few good seasons during his time with the Giants, namely in 2020 with a 151 OPS+ and in 2022 with a 121 OPS+ across his 125 games, they viewed him as expendable and shipped him out of town.

Slater’s tenure with the Reds was short, only playing in eight games before they sent him to the Baltimore Orioles ahead of the trade deadline.

Upon the season ending, the veteran outfielder elected to hit free agency, and according to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, he has now signed a Major League deal with the Chicago White Sox, although the terms have not been revealed.

The White Sox are coming off a historically poor campaign last year, so with them looking to turn the corner by getting established MLB talent into the mix, there’s a chance Slater gets a good amount of playing time.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced his new transition team on Monday nearly two weeks after he was elected as mayor.

The team consists of co-chairs and advisors. Some include Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO OpenAI, and former San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

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“I’m excited to introduce this talented and diverse team who will help guide our transition and lay the groundwork for the change San Franciscans demand,” Lurie said in a press release to ABC7.

“Every one of these incredible leaders brings a track record of shaking up the status quo to deliver results. My transition co-chairs share my commitment to building an accountable, effective government to tackle the many challenges confronting our great city.”

Lurie says the co-chairs will be providing counsel to him and his advisors.

Daniel Lurie’s transition team, co-chairs:

• Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI
• Joanne Hayes-White, former SFFD Fire Chief
• José A. Quiñonez, founding CEO of Mission Asset Fund
• Ned Sega, Co-Chair of the Daniel Lurie for Mayor campaign
• Michael Tubbs, former Mayor of Stockton
• Nancy Tung, Chief of the Vulnerable Victims Unit and Community Partnerships at the SF DA’s Office
• Paul Yep, SFPD Commander in the Chief of Staff’s Office

Daniel Lurie delivers first remarks as San Francisco Mayor-elect, shares vision for city

Advisors

• Sara Fenske Bahat– Transition Director
• Ann O’Leary – Transition Counsel
• Ben Rosenfield – Senior Advisor

Lurie is succeeding incumbent Mayor London Breed, who conceded to Lurie on Nov. 7, after election results showed Lurie receiving more first-place ranked-choice votes than Breed.

It is the first time since 1991 that an incumbent mayor has been unseated.

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Lurie said he would declare a fentanyl state of emergency on his first day in office, without offering further details about what that would entail.

Lurie is an heir to the Levi Strauss estate, a father of two and a San Francisco native.

He founded and served as the CEO of the nonprofit organization Tipping Point Community in 2005 to focus on anti-poverty initiatives such as housing, education and job training.

Lurie will be sworn in as San Francisco’s 46th mayor on Jan. 8.

Bay City News contributed to this report