SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Giants were one of the finest clutch hitting teams in baseball last season. Their .272 average with two outs and runners in scoring position was best in the National League.
So if you are Giants hitting coach Hensley Meulens, what do you tell your players in the first meeting of the spring?
Well …
“We need to improve,” Meulens said Wednesday.
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“We were great with two outs. But we had to be, because we didn’t pick them up with less than two outs.”
It’s true. Although the Giants led the NL in overall average (.