SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Throughout the second half of last season, Joc Pederson routinely took pregame ground balls at first. But Giants manager Gabe Kapler downplayed Pederson’s work on the infield dirt, and nothing ever came of it.
Until now?
This spring, Pederson is back doing fielding drills at first base — and ramping up the intensity with the intent of being the Giants’ primary left-handed-hitting option at the position behind LaMonte Wade Jr., who will get most of the starts there against right-handed pitchers.
