The Giants are getting closer to having second baseman Freddy Sanchez back in the lineup. He has started playing in extended spring training games and could rejoin San Francisco by mid-May. Sanchez missed all of spring training after undergoing surgery on his non-throwing left shoulder in December. He's also coming off left knee surgery. "It looks like he's on his way now," manager Bruce Bochy said. "He's playing defense, swinging the bat ... he's doing everything. I'd put it right around two weeks."