SF Giants takeaways: Seymour, McDonald making strong early impressions in camp

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Luis Arráez rarely strikes out. No one in the majors makes more contact, and no one in the majors records fewer strikeouts. On his first day as a Giant, he made his modus operandi clear.

“I hate strikeouts,” Arráez said with a smile.

Striking out Arráez in any setting, then, is bound to raise some eyebrows. So was the case with right-hander Carson Seymour on Tuesday afternoon. Not only did Seymour strike out Arráez, but he got the three-time batting champion to whiff through strike three...