Sometimes, there are hints if you look hard enough for them.
The San Francisco Giants may have provided a look ahead with a move that took place in Triple-A on Thursday.
For Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League, Wade Meckler is starting at second base for Thursday's game. That's significant because Meckler is a centerfielder.
Meckler saw just a brief cup of coffee in 2023, but he's a solid minor league hitter and, at age 25, still has some upside.
The lefty is a career .326 hitter in the minors.
The Giants could use anyone who can hit even a little bit. Their .233 batting average as a team ranks 25th in the majors.
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Starting second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald has only a .662 OPS on the season, which isn't particularly good enough for a team seeking the playoffs and more.
The Giants are 40-29 at the time of the Meckler decision, just a game out of the Dodgers' lead in the NL West, and that's with one of the worst lineups in the league.
If Meckler could come up and fill in at second base with a better bat, it could go a long way toward keeping up with Los Angeles and trying to make noise in the postseason.
It's certainly worth a shot for Meckler, too, who will surely do anything he can to make it back to the major leagues.
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