SAN DIEGO — It’s been 16 years since the Giants last signed an international prospect who developed into a major league All-Star.
If not for the success story of a Venezuelan catcher-turned-third baseman named Pablo Sandoval, the Giants’ current drought would look much worse.
Thanks to Sandoval’s 2012 All-Star nod, the organization has an oft-discussed drought that’s even more alarming. Since 1977 11th round draft choice Chili Davis appeared in the 1984 All-Star Game, no homegrown Giants outfielder has earned a spot on a Midsummer Classic roster.
With the recent emergence of a slew of power-hitting outfielders at the lower levels of the Giants’ farm system, the franchise has reason to believe both dry spells will soon end.