Giants will place Brandon Belt (heel) on IL to start season

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt (heel) will begin the season on the injured list.

What It Means:

This is obviously not great news for the Giants, who were likely planning on having Belt bat early and often for them this season. Belt's heel has been bothering him since summer camp began, but hopefully he can turn the corner and take the field again soon.

This will obviously deal a blow to Belt's projected 206 plate appearances this season. If he is able to return soon, numberFire projects him to bat 0.243 with 7 home runs, 26 runs, 21 RBI, and 2 stolen bases.