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San Francisco Giants: It’s Time for Austin Jackson to Go, Make Way for Slater

At the time, it seemed like a great move for the San Francisco Giants. He is a career .274 hitter, made an incredible catch in the postseason last year, and is only 31 years old.

And the Giants only had to pay him $6 million over two years.

But so far this season, Jackson has been anything but productive. In fact, he’s been a black hole on the bench.

Jackson is struggling both at the plate and on defense in 2018. He is hitting just .243 with no home runs and has an OPS of .