The San Francisco Giants have a 27-year-old homegrown outfielder enjoying a breakout season and it’s hardly been noticed.
For a franchise that hasn’t drafted and developed an All-Star outfielder since 1977 11th round selection Chili Davis made the National League All-Star roster in 1984 and 1986, the emergence of Stanford product Austin Slater should soon create a bigger splash.
For now, Slater’s .344 average and 1.076 OPS are reason for cautious optimism because he’s only getting his feet wet as . . .