With that goal in place, Matos won Rookie of the Year for Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuela Winter League, hitting .300 with 10 home runs and 41 RBIs. That refined approach remains his modus operandi in Arizona — a refined approach that could land him on the Opening Day roster.

The San Francisco Giants are getting some vintage performances from a future Hall of Famer this spring training.

The San Francisco Giants have spent the past few years hovering around mediocrity, finishing with 80, 79, and 81 wins over the last three seasons. Despite some notable offseason moves under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey,