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March 06, 2008
Short Time at Short

Kevin Frandsen will not be the Giants opening day shortstop:

The Giants moved Frandsen to short when Omar Vizquel had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last week. The transition to the most difficult position on the infield did not go smoothly for the 25-year-old infielder, who made three errors in five Cactus League games. With Vizquel progressing nicely in his rehabilitation, meaning he might not miss much of the regular season, the Giants decided to return Frandsen to second base.

"That was a lot to throw at him, and he was only going to be at short for the first week of the season," Bochy said. "He's still going to get some time at short, but he's going to concentrate on second and third."

Which means the competition with second baseman Ray Durham is back on. Frandsen played second base in Wednesday's game against Kansas City and is scheduled to start at third base against the Angels today.

I guess this kills the idea of the Giants starting a young infield.

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