Fitzgerald of the Giants is keen to advance to the leadoff hitter position.
While supporters and the media have been urging Giants manager Bob Melvin to switch leadoff hitter Jorge Soler out for the increasingly explosive Tyler Fitzgerald, not everyone thinks that's the best course of action. in particular, Fitzgerald. The 26-year-old feels it's far too early to think about making a change, despite being in the best run of his brief major league career and swinging the hottest bat in the Giants' lineup. After San Francisco's 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, Fitzgerald told reporters at Oracle Park, "Personally I don't really care where I'm at, if I'm in the one or the nine." "I'm content as long as I'm in there. "I simply come here to work each day. When Soler bats for a long time and I can pick up the pitcher in the on-deck circle, it definitely makes things easier. However, I don't think that I should automatically start at first base after this run. I still have a lot t...
