Giants 2nd baseman focused on footwork this offseason

Crawford, Panik on defense SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants' 60th anniversary of their move to San Francisco serves as a reminder of how the past and present combine to become tradition.

To understand this, consider the position of second base in general, and the performance of Joe Panik in particular.

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Entering his fourth full season as a regular, Panik has sustained the productivity, if not excellence, that has typified Giants second basemen during the second half of their stay by the Bay.

"There's a lot of history in this organization," said Panik, who went 0-for-3 Tuesday in the Giants' 14-12 Cactus League victory over Arizona. "The second…