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San Francisco Giants Might have an Unexpected Roster Crunch

Both San Francisco Giants infielders, Sandoval and Hanson, are switch-hitters. However, they are both better hitters from the left side. Sandoval posted a .280/.342/.474 slash line from the left side compared to a .274/.297/.484 slash line from Hanson in 2018. Neither player has an advantage from the right side.

Sandoval and Hanson are on league-minimum salaries. Similarly, they cannot be optioned AAA without being exposed to waivers. So, they lack the type of roster flexibility Farhan Zaidi covets.

Hanson has the edge in terms of positional versatility. He spent time at second base, third base, shortstop, left field, and right field in 2018.