“This guy’s a wide receiver. He’s a hand-eye coordination beast,” Gabe Kapler said. “So he can do it, but we have to put the work in.”
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Throughout the second half of last season, Joc Pederson routinely took pregame ground balls at first. But Giants manager Gabe Kapler downplayed Pederson’s entreaty to the infield, and nothing ever came of it.This spring, Pederson is back doing fielding drills at first base — and ramping up the intensity with the intent of being the Giants’ primary left-handed hitting option at the position behind LaMonte Wade Jr.
The Giants have no shortage of capable corner infielders — David Villar, Wilmer Flores, J.D. Davis — but after the departure of Brandon Belt, all of them except Wade hit right-handed. “I think I’m going to be taking most of spring training defensive practice over there,” Pederson said. “I think first base will take priority now just because I’m unfamiliar with first base. … I think it’s something I was going to have to learn at some point in my career.”
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