Joe Panik has been the San Francisco Giants starting second baseman since arriving on the scene in 2014 when he finished sixth in NL Rookie of the Year voting.
Now it looks like the Giants are ready to turn the page.
After four productive seasons, Panik has seen his production drop off precipitously since the beginning of last year. A lack of internal replacement options may have been the only thing keeping him in the lineup this year, and now that has changed.
How bad has Panik been this year?
Around the Foghorn site expert Joel Reuter wrote the following while calling for the San Francisco Giants to find a replacement at second base in the middle of July:
The biggest culprit has obviously been starter Joe Panik, who is hitting a punchless .