SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Giants’ infielders Miguel Gomez and Chase d’Arnaud arrived at spring training with the same goal: Shake up the competition and win a spot on the club’s 25-man roster.
They’re just using different means in an effort to achieve the same result.
Gomez and d’Arnaud are two of the half dozen players pushing incumbents Kelby Tomlinson and Pablo Sandoval for bench jobs, and they’re doing so with disparate skill sets.
Gomez, 25, is a talented switch-hitter with pop saddled with a below average glove that can only be hidden at second base. D’Arnaud, 31, is a pesky utilityman with a career .