Giants pitching prospect Carson Whisenhunt will make his Major League debut on Monday as San Francisco’s scheduled starter against the Pirates.  The move seemed to be in the cards since Whisenhunt was scratched from a planned Triple-A start on Saturday, and he arrived in the Oracle Park clubhouse today as a member of the Giants’ taxi squad.  Manager Bob Melvin officially confirmed the call-up when speaking with reporters (including Justice delos Santos of the San Jose Mercury News) after tonight’s 5-3 loss to the Mets.

“We’ve been waiting for this for a little bit now,” Melvin said.  “We thought maybe he’d be here last year, too.  He’s our top pitching prospect, I believe.  With what’s going on with the injury and [Hayden Birdsong] going down, there’s a need for it.”

More to come…