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Why Giants' Rule 5 pick Dany Jimenez has decent chance of making roster

It was a pitch that probably caught the attention of very few in attendance for Tuesday's blowout loss to the Cubs, but you can bet a few coaches perked up in the dugout.

With a runner on in the seventh, and one run already in, Dany Jimenez threw a 94 mph fastball at the letters to strike out a Cubs prospect and end the threat. That four-seamer up in the zone is something Giants coaches have been working on with the Rule 5 pick all spring, and his ability to throw it for strikes could put him in the bullpen on Opening Day.