Belt will be back. In hindsight, it would have been better if he took the Buster Posey path to the bigs -- don't bring him up until you are sure you will never have to send him back down -- but the timing is never perfect. The Giants have to make sure that Belt is ready to hit the ground running AND the position on the field / roster is not overly crowded.
The Giants can move some serviceable bats down the road while Belt develops. He's just a phone call away.
Brandon Belt reacts to being optioned, Pablo Sandoval scratched with injury | Extra Baggs:
"It’s Belt’s 23rd birthday today.
“Yeah, a pretty good birthday present,” he said, obviously keeping his sense of humor. “I’m not taking it too bad. It’s a numbers game now, and I didn’t exactly play great. It could be best for everybody to get at-bats and be ready to contribute next time.”
Here’s Belt’s reaction:
“It’s just a bunch of people coming back and not enough spots. Obviously, I have some things to work on. it’s best to get some games and at-bats to figure them out.”
What does Belt need to work on?
“Just looking at the video, it seems so minor what I have to do. I’m dropping the barrel just a bit and I’m fouling off balls. It seems like it’s something that can be so easily fixed. That’s what makes it frustrating. With some more at-bats, I’m confident I can get this fixed really soon.”
Belt hit .192 with two extra-base hits in 52 at-bats. He also drew eight walks and didn’t chase pitches while working deep counts, so it’s tough to say he was overmatched against big league pitching. But he certainly didn’t barrel up hardly anything after his home run against Chad Billingsley at Dodger Stadium April 1.
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