SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) \u2014 Early on at spring training, Giants veterans Willy Adames and Matt Chapman pulled some of the young position players in camp aside with a simple message: just be yourself.<\/p>\n
It hit right at home for Bryce Eldridge. There are tall expectations on the San Francisco first baseman, among the tallest position players in the major leagues at 6-foot-7 \u2014 \u201cand some change,\u201d Eldridge shared of what he was told during his official measurements.<\/p>\n
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