It was in 2007 that the Giants began having a carousel of opening day starters in left field every year. You remember the names; Dave Roberts, Fred Lewis, Mark DeRosa, Pat Burrell, Aubrey Huff, Andres Torres, Mike Morse, and Nori Aoki.
Of that group, Fred Lewis was the only one that came up through the organization. Lewis was given the gift of somewhat replacing a legendary figure in Barry Bonds, and playing decently wasn’t good enough.