Birdsong struck out eight over five scoreless innings against the A's on Sunday and now has a 0.75 ERA, 0.50 WHIP and 18:0 K:BB over 12 Cactus League innings this spring.
The Giants are expected to develop Whisenhunt into a starting pitcher at Triple-A Sacramento this season, though he has the tools to serve as a bullpen option for the club right now, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Hicks has made three appearances during Cactus League play, recording five strikeouts, a 9.45 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP across 6.2 innings.
#1 C
Patrick Bailey: Remains on track for starting role
Mar 14th
Bailey went 1-for 2 with a double and two RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 Cactus League loss to the Rangers. He is now batting .261 (6-for-23) with one home run and three RBI this spring.
#1 LF
Heliot Ramos: Likely to bat leadoff vs. lefties
Mar 12th
Ramos went 1-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Athletics in Cactus League play, and he is making a case to hit leadoff against lefties during the regular season, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
#1 P
Logan Webb: Fans five in Cactus League win
Mar 10th
Webb recorded his second win of the spring by surrendering two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over 4.2 innings during Monday's Cactus League victory over the Rockies.
#3 C
Tom Murphy: Limited to rehab for next two weeks
Mar 10th
Murphy will receive a second epidural shot this week to address a mid-back disc herniation and will be limited strictly to rehab work for the next two weeks following the injection, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
#2 BP
Erik Miller: Makes spring debut
Mar 9th
Miller (illness) worked around a hit batter and a base hit while recording three strikeouts over a scoreless inning in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Royals in Cactus League play.
Chapman batted cleanup and went 2-for-3 with two home runs in Thursday's Cactus League win over the White Sox. He's hitting .462 (6-for-13) this spring with three home runs.
Manager Bud Black announced Sunday that Freeland will start Opening Day against the Rays on March 28, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
#1 2B
Thairo Estrada: Removed early Saturday
Mar 15th
Estrada was pulled from Saturday's Cactus League game against the White Sox after getting hit in the head, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
#1 CF
Brenton Doyle: Not running in spring action
Mar 14th
Doyle has collected 10 hits across 34 at-bats while striking out only seven times across 11 Cactus League games.
#4 PROS
Charlie Condon: Suffers fractured wrist
Mar 14th
Condon was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist Friday, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.
#2 C
Jacob Stallings: Pops first homers of spring
Mar 13th
Stallings went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Guardians.
#5 P
Chase Dollander: Better results Thursday
Mar 13th
Dollander threw four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out three in Thursday's Cactus League game against the Guardians.
#1 DH
Kris Bryant: Optimism disappearing
Mar 12th
Bryant went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Padres.
#1 RF
Nick Martini: Competing for bench role
Mar 12th
Martini has a chance to crack Colorado's Opening Day roster as a reserve outfielder, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
#9 PROS
Drew Romo: Demoted to Triple-A
Mar 12th
The Rockies optioned Romo to Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday.
#1 PROS
Adael Amador: Headed to Triple-A
Mar 12th
The Rockies optioned Amador to Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday.
#1 CL
Seth Halvorsen: Implodes against Reds
Mar 11th
Halvorsen allowed five earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out one across two-thirds of an inning in Monday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
#3 CL
Victor Vodnik: Inconsistent spring
Mar 11th
Vodnik pitched a scoreless seventh inning in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Reds.