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Sean Hjelle will need a new nickname

No baseball team can have two giraffes in their organization. It’s not the same as someone having two knives. Brandon Belt being called a giraffe just fits him so perfectly, because it was never about his size, it was always about how awkwardly he moved. By all accounts, the Giants’ 6’-11” 2nd round draft pick, RHP Sean Hjelle, has excellent body control and moves almost gracefully for a person of his size and setup. For reference:

He describes himself in his Twitter profile as “Giraffe by profession, Minnesotan by nature.