The Giants recalled and from Triple-A Sacramento this afternoon. San Francisco optioned and in corresponding moves. Luciano is in tonights lineup at second base against Arizonas . It seems thatll be a frequent occurrence this month. Manager Bob Melvin told reporters this evening that the Giants will play Luciano regularly at the keystone for the seasons final few weeks (relayed by Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area). Tonights start there will be the 22-year-olds first second base action in the big leagues. Luciano is no stranger to the middle infield. He has started 19 MLB games at shortstop over the last two years. He has nearly 2500 shortstop innings in the minors. Luciano has made 27 appearances at second base in his minor league career, all but six of which have come this season with Sacramento. Despite his ample shortstop experience, the rookie infielder struggled at the position earlier in the year. He was charged with five errors in only 60 innings. Lucianos fielding percentage sat at a dismal .865, and while that almost certainly wouldve risen in a larger sample, the frequency of the mistakes led the Giants to quickly decide that he wasnt ready for everyday shortstop work. San Francisco flirted with playing him at designated hitter after the deadline trade. That didnt last long either, and Kade Phillips Jersey he has all of 48 plate appearances over 17 MLB games this year. The Giants playoff hopes have been all but officially ended, so the next few weeks are primarily about evaluation. Lucianos development is one of the organizations key storylines. Scouting reports have long touted his raw power, but that has yet to translate against upper level pitching. Luciano has four extra-base hits (three doubles and a triple) in 31 career big league contests. He only has 10 homers with a .250/.380/.380 batting line over 384 plate appearances in the Pacific Coast League this year. A near-17% walk rate has driven a huge on-base mark, but hes striking out 27% of the time without making much of a power impact. Luciano is a few days shy of his 23rd birthday, so theres still plenty of time for him to figure things out. The Giants havent given him any kind of consistent run against MLB pitching before now. That said, his pedestrian upper minors production and the ongoing questions about his long-term defensive home leave a lot unsettled. Acclimating well to second base could at least addre s the latter question. The Giants are going to need a long-term solution at the position. has held the job for the past three-plus years. He has had a very poor 24 campaign, though, and the Giants last week. Estrada remains in the organization for now, but the Giants will almost certainly move on during the upcoming offseason: either by allowing him to elect minor league free agency or declining to tender him an arbitration contract. Luciano will need to tighten things up defensively if hes to stick on the infield at all. Scouts questions about his chances of playing shortstop have been more about his hands and lateral mobility than any i sues with his arm strength. Four of his five errors at the position were of the fielding variety. Thatd be problematic no matter where he is on the dirt, though perhaps moving off the infields most demanding spot would allow him to be more comfortable. Brock Cunningham Jersey