Cron's first two at-bats of the spring produced two sharp line drives to the opposite field, into the glove of Giants second baseman Joe Panik and down the right-field line for a double at Scottsdale Stadium on Wednesday. They were easy reminders of Cron's last spring, when he batted .413/.432/.733 over a 26-game stretch and seemed poised for a breakout 2015 season.
Then the lights came on, and the numbers plummeted.