Bocock at SS???

Ok, Nate can't find a starting spot. Bocock will be up for a cup of coffee until Vizquel is good to go. Unless Scheirholtz is going to be playing regularly in SF it would be better for him to get his hacks in Fresno.

It should be Ivan Ochoa, everyone is aware of this.  But this decision comes from the same thinking that let Pedro Feliz go:

"This team needs a change and to go young."

Bocock is a prospect (At least, the major media and vast majority of fans seem to think so).  Ochoa is not.  By letting Bocock play, the team would be emphasizing its new emphasis on young players where the dropoff in production would be as minimal as possible.

(Why not Burriss?  Because Burriss is a better prospect, and burning an option on him now would be crazy.)

Similarly, Feliz would fit a defense-first team profile.  But Feliz is an unwilling symbol of the Giants of the past, the time management wants to forget with no young players and frustrating hitting.  Feliz became the final fall guy after Bonds' departure officially ended that era.

There are worse fates for this team, but not many.

We'll see how this works out, but the shortstop picture will be a bigger issue later in the season, and we'll need to see if Burriss or Bocock find a way to step up.

Brian Bocock is absolutely AMAZING with the glove.  He's easily a Major League caliber shortstop in the field.  At the plate, however, I'd recommend you just shield your eyes.

Also, since I'm on the topic of ST, Jose Capellan is HUGE, has a very easy delivery, and has a ridiculously smooth pickoff move.