San Francisco Giants corner outfield options for 2019
By Ben Fadden
According to Buster Olney, the San Francisco Giants are currently looking to sign two to three free agent outfielders.
The San Francisco Giants currently have arguably the worst projected outfield going into this season. Right now, the Opening Day Outfield would be Chris Shaw in left field, Steven Duggar in center field, and Mac Williamson in right field.
You may be reading that and thinking who? Well, there is a lot of work to do for Farhan Zaidi and co. to make some moves to have at least a presentable outfield. Duggar seems to be the team’s Opening Day center fielder, so that leaves the corner spots up for grabs.
Chris Shaw only had 54 at bats in 2018 with a batting average of .185. Shaw, 25, was originally drafted by the New York Mets in the 26th round of the 2012 MLB Draft, and ultimately went to Boston College and then got drafted again in the first round of the 2015 draft.
Steven Duggar played in 41 games last year, with an on base percentage of .315 and 31 runs batted in. The 25 year old was drafted in 2015 and made his big league debut last season in July.
The projected right fielder Mac Williamson could not stay on the field as he was put on the disabled list three times including two concussions. Williamson had only 94 at bats last year with only eleven runs batted in.
Those are very limited options, and with Duggar being the only concrete starter in the outfield, there are moves to be made.
Now, let’s take a look at free agent options still available for the Giants to sign. First, here are the options for left field.