SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants always put together a long list of potential minor league free agents as the offseason approaches and they tend to go hard after two or three players from that group. One of the guys who got the hard sell over the winter was speedy outfielder Wynton Bernard, and the Giants were attractive for reasons beyond the departures of Angel Pagan and Gregor Blanco.
“I thought it was a good opportunity, and it also was a good fit for me because I’m from California,” Bernard said.
Bernard is technically from Padres territory, but that gives him a connection to one of the men he’s hoping to impress.