Predicting the 2018 Barney Nugent Award

At the end of every spring training, Giants players, coaches, and trainers vote on the “player in his first big league camp whose performance and dedication in Spring Training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit.” So I thought, hey, wouldn’t it be fun to try to predict the winner? And that’s what I’ll try to do!

Disclaimer: I stole that text from when I wrote this article two years ago, which seems like it’s laziness, but actually it’s superstition. Three years ago, I didn’t realize Matt Duffy was eligible, but two years ago, I successfully predicted who would win, so like a baseball player who won’t change his underwear during a winning streak, I’m reusing it without even…