John Bowker’s Hot Spring Gets Him a Much-Deserved Starting Spot in Right Field

John Bowker's spot on the Giants' opening day roster wasn't a guarantee when spring training opened.

With a minor league option left and players ahead of him in the pecking order, Bowker had to earn his way onto the roster. And it looked like at the beginning of the spring, if he was going be on the roster breaking camp, it wasn't going to be as a starter.

But things changed. While Nate Schierholtz struggled to get his swing going for most of the spring, Bowker was crushing the ball from the first pitch until the final exhibition game. His six homers and 23 RBI were far and away the best on the team.

On top of the power and run production, Bowker showed very good patience over the course of his 77 spring at-bats. Even though Bowke...

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