Giants roster cuts, round 2

Today the Giants optioned or reassigned 15 more players cutting their roster down to 31 (Ryder Jones was optioned to Triple-A, Sacramento on Saturday).  No huge surprises here, though there were some notable names that won't be on the Opening Day roster.  This is going to be more of a quick recap of the cuts since I did a slightly more comprehensive write-up last week.  So here's a list of players who were cut:
Pitchers
Tyler Beede
Roberto Gomez
Joan Gregorio
Derek Law
Andrew Suarez
Jose Valdez

Catchers
Trevor Brown
Justin O'Conner
Hector Sanchez

Infielders
Orlando Calixte
Chase d'Arnaud
Kyle Jensen

Outfielders
Chris Shaw
Austin Slater
Mac Williamson

The fact that Beede and Suarez were part of the cuts doesn't come as a major surprise.  Both were competing for the final 2 rotation spots, but both have been outpitched by Chris Stratton, Ty Blach, and Derek Holland.  Calixte and d'Arnaud being cut also isn't that surprising.  Pablo Sandoval and Kelby Tomlinson are the front runners to be backup infielders for Opening Day, but pay attention to Josh Rutledge who is still in camp.  He's pushing Tomlinson, but Tomlinson currently has the trump card of being on the 40-man roster.

Of the outfielders, Williamson is the most surprising name.  He has outplayed Jarrett Parker so one has to think this decision was made for one of two reasons.  The baseball reason is that Williamson completely retooled his swing during the offseason and the Giants would rather have him playing every day in Sacramento to make sure his offensive production is for real than having him on the bench in San Francisco and playing maybe a couple times a week.  The business reason is that Williamson still has a Minor League option left where Parker does not.

One guy I completely forgot about last week is relief pitcher Cory Gearrin.  Gearrin has pitched well in 2+ seasons in San Francisco, including a 1.99 ERA in 68 innings in 2017.  His ERA in Scottsdale so far is 1.29.  So this presents an interesting dilemma.  The Giants currently have 14 pitchers in camp and will likely sport a 12-man pitching staff on Opening Day.  We know that Will Smith won't be back until May, so who is the odd man out?  Will the Giants stash Derek Holland in Sacramento rather than keeping him on the roster as a long-reliever?  Holland can exercise an opt-out by 3/24.  Would he do that if it's known he won't make the big club?  Would the Giants rather send down Blach or Stratton (who do have Minor League options) and keep Holland in the fold?  Are the Giants seriously considering keeping Julian Fernandez just so they don't have to send him back to the Rockies?  Fernandez has pitched better in the past week, but his ERA is still a robust 18.56.  What happens when Smith is ready to return to the club?  Who gets sent down to Sacramento?  Josh Osich still has a Minor League option, but he is still sporting a 0.00 ERA in Scottsdale.

The Giants play 4 more games in Arizona before heading to Sacramento for an exhibition game against the Triple-A River Cats and then heading back to the Bay for 3 against the Oakland A's.  They open the season on the road in Los Angeles against the Dodgers on 3/29.