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Beyond academic: With so many varied opinions on his value, Brandon Belt and Giants are set to open contract talks

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The San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Belt (9) reacts to a called third strike against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their MLB game played at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Brandon Belt never asked to be a poster child, a lightning rod or a test case.

He doesn’t want to represent the rope in the eternal tug between those who value baseball players in more traditional respects and those who take a deep dive into designer statistics.