In 2014, Joe Panik seemed to settle a fairly long-standing issue for the San Francisco Giants. After some early struggles in his first big league action, Panik settled in and looked to be, not only the second baseman of the future, but the second baseman of the now.
San Francisco had trouble finding a long-term second baseman before . They had Freddy Sanchez in 2010, but injuries to his back and shoulder limited him to 60 games in 2011 and he never got back to the big leagues before officially retiring in 2015.