SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In the spring after the Giants traded for third baseman Evan Longoria and outfielder Andrew McCutchen, all eyes in Scottsdale were trained on a player who had yet to make his major league debut.
Giants fans desperately wanted to see young prospect Steven Duggar seize the starting center field job in 2018, and despite limited opportunities, Duggar played his way into the conversation.
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With a tough early schedule featuring matchups with several left-handed starters, the club ultimately elected to send Duggar to Triple-A Sacramento to open the year. At the time, manager Bruce Bochy still believed Duggar was the franchise’s center fielder-of-the-future.