After a 6-13 start to the season, the San Francisco Giants needed something of a shake-up. They needed an injection of life to a team that was floundering, and looked like they weren’t having much fun. On Monday, they tried to do just that.
In a flurry of news before Monday’s series opener against the archrival Los Angeles Doddgers, the news that stood out most was the call-up of Christian Arroyo. The 2013 first-round pick has developed into the team’s best hitting prospect, and forced his way onto the big league club. After a down year in 2016 with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels, Arroyo took to Triple-A with the Sacramento River Cats like a fish to water.