Belt starts campfire early: With the possibility of earning a starting job at first base or in left field, San Francisco outfielder Brandon Belt arrived to camp early after making the 18-hour drive from Texas to Arizona. Belt, who said he plans to use this week to make the adjustment to early wakeups, was in the batting cage early on Saturday. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Belt will compete with Aubrey Huff for playing time with Brett Pill also is in the mix. (Updated 02/18/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
Belt shifted between the majors and minors throughout his rookie campaign last year and played 63 games for San Francisco. He cooled off following a hot start and finished with a .225 average with nine homers and 18 RBI. The 23-year-old said he made several adjustments during the offseason and is likely to earn a starting role with the Giants. Consider him an enticing late-round selection in 2012 Fantasy drafts. (Updated 02/18/2012).
02/10/2012 13:27 2012 Draft Prep: 12-team, mixed H2H draft
Which picks stood out in our initial 12-team Head-to-Head mock draft for 2012? Check out the results and read what Scott White has to say about some of the more interesting selections.
Brandon Belt shot up through the Giants' farm system in 2010, hitting for immense power at every level, but his rookie campaign in 2011 was not nearly so memorable. He shuttled between the majors and Triple-A Fresno, and at both levels, Belt was plagued by strikeouts and beset by some mediocre power stats. Inexplicably, when Belt did make contact, he was much more prone to hitting grounders than in the past, especially when he was at the big league level. Belt entered the 2011 season with a track record of strong plate discipline, so it may be a matter of time before he cuts back on both his swinging strikes and ground balls. It's a risk to assume those trends will occur in 2012, but Belt still offers tremendous upside. As a possible starter in either left field or first base, he is worth a flier late in mixed league drafts. (Updated 1/5/12)
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