It’s no secret to anyone that this San Francisco Giants team has suffered injuries that have played a major factor in how disappointing this season has been so far.

Star player after star player, contributor after contributor seemingly leave the roster whenever some bit of continutity is starting to form.

That makes it hard for any team to perform well, especially when it involves the starting pitching staff.

However, it sounds like the Giants are about to get a batch of good news soon as three of their veteran contributors, Blake Snell being one of them, have made their way to Triple-A during their rehab assignments as they inch closer to their Major League returns.

This would be a huge boost for this team as Keaton Winn just hit the injured list alongside star outfielder Mike Yastrzemski.

San Francisco certainly needs Snell back, and back soon, as there is some concern surrounding how many innings their high-profile signing Jordan Hicks has thrown since being converted to a starter from a reliever role.

On Saturday, Hicks surpassed the most innings he’s ever thrown in a season, toppling the previous mark of 77.2 during his rookie year in 2018 with the 80.2 he has already at in this campaign.

This was always a possibility, and based on how well he was throwing, a certainty at some point.

However, the question becomes what the Giants are going to do with him going forward?

According to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area, they “want to find a way to give him a break at some point.”

That might sound nice, but there are three open spots in their rotation with Snell and Winn on the injured list. It doesn’t seem like San Francisco wants to call up some of their Triple-A arms, but they will have to if they are going to give Hicks some time off.

What that looks like is unknown, as well.

Maybe he still goes out there and operates like an opener so he continues to face Major League hitters but doesn’t keep wracking up frames on his arm.

Or maybe, he actually gets time off and doesn’t pitch for a month or two.

Whatever the decision is made will almost certainly stem from how quickly Snell is able to recover and get back into this rotation.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — It was a night of music, dancing and a whole lot of pride.

On Saturday, the first annual Pride Prom was held under the rotunda of the San Francisco Centre.

“Come in a judgment-free zone. Express yourself. Be bold. The only rule is you have to have a great time,” said Ben Kaplan.

Kaplan is one of the organizers.

He says the goal of the prom is to create a fun and inclusive event for everyone.

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Someone excited to do just that was Angel Tapia.

Tapia said she never got the chance to go to prom when she was in high school.

“I didn’t come out in high school, and I’ve never been really comfortable in a prom setting, so this is kind of my opportunity as a 25-year-old woman to get that prom experience,” Tapia said.

Organizers said the prom is about a lot more than just expressing one’s pride though. It’s also a way to help revitalize the city’s downtown core.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey represents this district and is openly gay himself.

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“It’s a prom, and I haven’t been to a prom since I had a girlfriend. That’s how long ago that was,” Dorsey said.

Dorsey said events like these are exactly what the city needs right now.

Since the end of the pandemic, San Francisco’s core has struggled with empty office buildings, vacant storefronts and lackluster foot traffic.

The San Francisco Centre mall itself has notoriously lost several big-name stores in recent years.

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Dorsey believes things like the Pride Prom help to, not only bring people back to this neighborhood once again, but remind them of everything it has to offer.

“We had a slow comeback from COVID, and we are not getting out of that as fast as some other cities. But I’ve been around San Francisco for a long time, and I’ve seen our ups and downs and that happens. But the fundamentals of San Francisco are really strong,” he said.

And given that hundreds of tickets were sold for Saturday’s event, Kaplan said he’s looking forward to hosting more proms in the years to come.

“I think right now it’s important to just remind ourselves of what makes San Francisco great, why you should be proud and why all of us can come together no matter what your background is or orientation is,” Kaplan said.