As the story goes, Jarrett Parker, a former second-round pick for the San Francisco Giants back in 2010, entered spring training as the favorite to become the team’s newest starting left fielder because his lone competition in Mac Williamson, who San Francisco drafted in 2012, possesses minor-league options, while Parker has none.
Parker and Williamson started out hot to begin the spring, further blurring the line between who was the worthy candidate to usurp the vacancy in left field even with Williamson’s options in mind, but a quadriceps injury sidelined Williamson as the race between the two candidates began to arrive at its climax, allowing for Parker to unofficially win the starting spot.