The San Francisco Giants tried something new this year. They kept quite a few young, homegrown hitters on their Opening Day roster. Gone were the well-traveled veterans who arrived through free agency, trades and waiver claims, either to play significant roles or be stopgaps. In either case, none fit the Giants' new model of ballplayer: younger, more athletic, homegrown. The roster included not only Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval but Brandon Belt, Brett Pill, Brandon Crawford, Emmanuel Burriss and Hector Sanchez, along with 28-year-old Nate Schierholtz, the oldest of the breed of young farm-system products. So how has it gone? One month into the season, there are sad reminders of last year. The Giants still have hitting issues. They're batting .197 with runners in scoring position, .173 with two outs and runners in scoring position. Close to the bottom of the league on both fronts. For a team that's batting .261 overall -- third in the National League -- tho...
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PLAYERS:
Buster Posey,
Pablo Sandoval,
Brandon Belt,
Brett Pill,
Brandon Crawford,
Emmanuel Burriss,
Hector Sanchez,
Nate Schierholtz,
Barry Bonds,
Bruce Bochy,
Aubrey Huff,
Tim Lincecum,
Barry Zito,
Matt Cain,
Madison Bumgarner,
Ryan Vogelsong,
Melky Cabrera,
Angel Pagan,
Cody Ross,
Pat Burrell,
Andres Torres,
Aaron Rowand,
Mark DeRosa,
Miguel Tejada,
Jeff Keppinger,
Orlando Cabrera,
Mike Fontenot,
Bill Hall,
Carlos Beltran
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres
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