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Rookies Duffy, Burns took parallel paths with Giants, A’s

The 2015 baseball season wasn’t supposed to happen as it did for Matt Duffy and Billy Burns.

Destined in spring training for relative obscurity, they provided two of the best stories in a disappointing year on both sides of the bay. They were productive top-of-the-order guys, splendid defenders and among the fastest dudes in the game.

While flashing some pop, no less.

By the way, what ever happened to Casey McGehee and Coco Crisp?

The Giants and A’s have gobs of work to do over the winter in an effort to achieve bounce-back years in 2016, but they’re comforted in knowing they have no worries at two particular spots: third base in San Francisco and center field in Oakland.