San Francisco Giants 2016 Season Grades: Outfielders

By Daniel Sperry

Oct 14, 2016

Sep 29, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (8) and center fielder Denard Span (2) and left fielder Angel Pagan (16) celebrate after the end of the game against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park San Francisco Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies 7 to 2. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jul 27, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants right fielder Mac Williamson (51) hits the ball during the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports /

. OF. San Francisco Giants. MAC WILLIAMSON. B-

Williamson had been the highly touted prospect early in his time with the Giants. He then had to undergo tommy john surgery and got back on track. This year, he saw extended time in the Majors and did pretty well as a fielder. He filled in at right field for Hunter Pence and started off a little slow, then got into the swing of it out there.

Right field at AT&T Park is easily the most difficult outfield position to play in baseball. Tack on the wind, to the multiple potential bounces you can get off the archways out there, plus the range into the right center corner at 421 feet, it takes a lot of skill to play out there.

As for his bat, his bat took a while to come around. Sean Bialaszek of Golden Gate Sports, put out an article on the Giants 10 Hardest hit balls of the season, and Williamson had five out of the ten, including one honorable mention for the hardest hit HR of the year. Once those balls stop getting caught, Williamson will see his average climb. For not expecting a whole lot from him at the start, this was a good season for him.