SAN FRANCISCO -- It was somewhat of a shock last month when the Giants brought Pablo Sandoval back on a minor league deal, but the longtime fan favorite may not be done with the surprises.
President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said Sandoval has begun throwing and is so far ahead of schedule in his rehab from Tommy John surgery that he could get some at-bats during spring training. Sandoval won't be ready defensively before Opening Day, but he's still way ahead of schedule.
"Right now we're targeting him being 100 percent hitting and defensively maybe about a month or so into the season," Zaidi said, "But that certainly can be accelerated.