Giants' Kelby Tomlinson: Working on playing center field in minors

Since being demoted to Triple-A Sacramento, Tomlinson has started all three games in center field, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This is an interesting development when you consider the Giants' struggles to produce consistent options in center behind Denard Span (thumb), who has proven to be an injury risk this season. Tomlinson has spent the majority of his early career as an infield utility option, but he did log 25 major-league innings in left field over the past two seasons, so he may not need an extended period of time to get comfortable to the new position. If he were to be recalled in the event Span landed on the disabled list, the 26-year-old would profile as a traditional center fielder based on his ability to hit for contact (.294) and generate steals (12) in 340 career plate appearances.