McCovey Chronicles · Jun 19, 2018
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.” Now, his teammates or loved ones probably tagged him with the giraffe comp, and again, that’s fair, but it’s just not going to work with the Giants.