"First of all, I want to start. That's the main thing. But it's hard to really show yourself with the first unit. I don't mind it. But if you're not winning, someone who's probably going to fall out of the first unit, it's probably going to be me or whoever is that fifth guy. It's really hard to be good. You got to be in the right spot and everything. But it's an honor to be in the first unit."
"(The roster) is always fluid because of eligibility, injuries, et cetera. So I don't think it's fair to ever say, always, you know, we are absolutely done or we're not done, I think, because there's too many factors that can happen."
Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn't get out of the first inning on Monday against the Milwaukee Brewers, recording only two outs and giving up five runs (three earned) in a challenging start.
Boston is banking on Jeremy Swayman regaining his form in net. A porous defense should regain some rigidity with Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy patrolling the blue line.
After a long stretch of offensive struggles, Buster Posey, president of baseball operations, took decisive action to revitalize the Giants’ lineup.