Flash back to Spring Training 2015. After fruitless efforts to bring back their former third baseman and postseason hero, the San Francisco Giants entered camp with a quite hefty (pun maybe intended) dilemma on their hands. Pablo Sandoval thumbed his nose at the Giants, moving on to Beantown to become the new Red Sox third baseman and leaving San Francisco’s front office in search of his replacement.
In an effort to fill that role, the Giants swung a trade with the Miami Marlins to bring in Casey McGehee, a veteran at the hot corner coming off a very strong season.