Ardent followers of the San Francisco Giants might remember the spring when Brian Dallimore hit .500 or when Chris Marrero appeared poised to smack 30 home runs. Remember two springs ago when former Texas Rangers slugger Ronald Guzmán was throwing 98 mph off a mound and inspiring talk of becoming a two-way roster threat?

For a while, Erik Miller felt like the universe was conspiring to keep him off the mound this spring. He missed time early in camp due to left middle finger inflammation. Then he came down with the flu.

Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants.

Opening Day is still three weeks away, but manager Bob Melvin offered an early glimpse at what the Giants’ starting lineup could look like when they kick off the regular season at Cincinnati on March 27.

Eldridge, 20, made a notable first impression during his first big league spring training, hitting a 450-foot home run in the Giants’ Cactus League opener against the Texas Rangers. Despite that impressive swing, Eldridge went 2-for-11 with eight strikeouts during the few plate appearances he received.

Shohei Ohtani’s bat is ready for the Los Angeles Dodgers while Shota Imanaga has looked good on the mound for the Chicago Cubs with less than 10 days remaining before baseball's regular-season opener in Japan.

Reetz is now competing with Chris Williams, Hayden Senger, and Kevin Parada for the right to play behind Luis Torrens. The 29-year-old Reetz hit .143 with a solo home run across six games for the San Francisco Giants last year.