Angel Pagan won't be the starting center fielder or leadoff hitter for the Giants in 2016, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

Pagan won't be the starting center fielder or leadoff hitter for the Giants in 2016, Alex Pavlovic of CSN Bay Area reports.

Analysis:

With Denard Span starting in center field and Hunter Pence still entrenched in right, that should leave Pagan to fight with Gregor Blanco for time in left. However, the switch-hitting Pagan is well-positioned as a back-up for Span, given the former National's injury woes and .197 batting average against lefties last season. In the same season, Pagan had a .714 OPS against southpaws compared to .603 when facing right-handers.