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San Francisco Giants: All-Decade Team of the 2010s

By James Carroll

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 29: Buster Posey #28 and Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after defeating the Kansas City Royals to win Game Seven of the 2014 World Series by a score of 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium on October 29, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 29: Buster Posey #28 and Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after defeating the Kansas City Royals to win Game Seven of the 2014 World Series by a score of 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium on October 29, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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Corner Infield

First Baseman: Brandon Belt

Brandon Belt has been constantly evaluated against his overall potential for the entirety of his career with the San Francisco Giants.

While he hasn’t exactly lived up to the heights of that potential, he has delivered consistency for the team since assuming the role of primary first baseman in the 2012 season.

Despite what anyone might think of Belt’s overall career thus far, he’s accumulated a 23.2 WAR across nine seasons. He’s still managed a respectable .261 career average and belted 129 home runs to go along with 472 RBI.

Belt would receive All-Star consideration in his 2016 season, where he hit a career-high 18 home runs.

Across those nine seasons, Belt hasn’t been the exciting first baseman that people figured he would be once he discovered his power, but he’s been consistently serviceable—and maybe that’s all he needs to be considering who he was up against.

And hey, he was on two of the three World Series teams.

Third Baseman: Pablo Sandoval

The Panda was one of the most lovable players on the San Francisco Giants this past decade.

After breaking into the league in 2008, Pablo Sandoval was poised to take over in the new decade. To an extent, he did—becoming one of the best offensive third basemen in the National League.

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Sandoval posted a slash-line of .315/.357/.552 with 23 home runs in 2012. His numbers across his Giants career include a .276 average, 106 home runs, 449 RBI, and a 15.6 WAR.

The most key thing to consider about Pablo Sandoval’s time with the Giants has to be what he was able to contribute during his 2012 and 2014 postseason runs.

In those respective seasons, he slashed .364/.386/.712 and .366/.423/.465. He’d take home World Series MVP after his historic run in the 2012 postseason.

Of course, Sandoval quickly fell off when he signed a massive deal with the Boston Red Sox and was reaped from the Bay. He seemed to fall victim to the fickle east coast media and fans.

Though it seemed like his career was coming to a close, Sandoval was able to find some of his mojo once again by heading back to San Francisco.

Last season, the former two-time All-Star batted .268 with 14 home runs and 41 RBI in just over 100 games.

It inspired hope that some of the original Panda of the early decade still remained despite a rough go of it on the East Coast.

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