When, Oh When Are the Giants Going to Call Up John Bowker?

After yesterday’s game, 25-year-old John Bowker is hitting .354 with a 1.065 OPS in 240 AB’s at AAA Fresno.  His OPS is good for third in the Pacific Coast League behind 26-year-old Jake Fox, who is now hitting .353 with a .918 OPS in 34 AB’s for the Cubs (in fairness, Fox had a ridiculous 1.336 OPS at Iowa) and 29-year-old Hector Luna, who plays in Albuquerque, one of the best places to hit in the already hitter-friendly PCL. Hello!  The Giants are desperate for hitting, and Bowker is killing the ball at AAA.  Bowker is a commodity the Giants don’t have a lot of: A minor-position player still young enough to have a real major league career. Meanwhile, after getting two hits last night, 37-year-old Rich Aurilia is hitting .213 with a .535 OPS.  Aurilia plays 1B and 3B, and in a real pinch SS.  Bowker plays 1B and the corner outfield positions. Pablo Sandoval has been much better defensively at 3B than anyone reasonably expected (I, for one, had ... (link)