San Francisco Giants Riding the Pine: Ehire Adrianza

Ehire Adrianza has played in each of the last four seasons for the San Francisco Giants, debuting in 2013, winning a World Series ring in 2014, and earning a spot on last season’s Opening Day roster, but as he heads into spring training, his competition up the middle will challenge the likelihood of the infielder cracking the roster, much less seeing consistent playing time.

The San Francisco Giants have overlooked Adrianza’s underwhelming career .220 batting average because of thin depth at the middle infield positions, but the 27-year-old can no longer rely on a lack of options up the middle as San Francisco’s front office has concentrated its efforts this offseason on stockpiling…