Only 84 miles from AT&T Park, the Giants’ top young arm and bat will suit up this season at Raley Field for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. Starting pitcher Tyler Beede and infielder Christian Arroyo headline a talented crop of players that will give Giants fans a glimpse of the team’s future and perhaps also its present this year.
Beede, 23, got hit first taste of competing against major league talent on a big league mound in the final exhibition game of the Bay Bridge Series against the A’s on April 1. He earned the win after allowing two runs and striking out five in four innings pitched.