Patience Pays Off: How Nate Schierholtz Is Becoming a Key Player for the Giants

As the San Francisco Giants try to determine whether they are going to buy or sell at the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline, right fielder Nate Schierholtz is beginning to prove that he is a legitimate major leaguer.

We always heard that Schierholtz could play, but because of a variety of things—reliance on older players or the lack of regular playing time in the majors—he hasn't seen any real opportunity to show he could hang with the big boys.

In two cameos in 2007 and 2008, he had only played 58 games in the major leagues, not even close to the number of games needed to get a read on a highly touted prospect like Schierholtz. It was hard to figure out where he fit into the Giants' plans, especially with Aaron Rowand being brought in before the 2008 sea...

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