The wins and losses don't matter much in spring training, which is why on record alone, we wouldn't be too worried about the defending champion San Francisco Giants. They're 4-12, tied for the most spring losses in all of baseball. This part, however, heightens concerns somewhat: Manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday after the Giants lost 10-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks , that his team is "not even close to being ready" for opening day. It's one thing to have a poor spring record if the skipper sees a team moving in the right direction, but for the Giants, things sound all bad right now. "I know it's spring training," Bochy said Tuesday to a group of reporters, which included the Yahoo Sports video team. "But this is as tough a stretch as I've seen, even in spring, in all facets of the game. We're not doing anything very well right now, from pitching to swinging the bats, defense." [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today! ] Keep in mind that the Giants are without their emotional leader Hunter Pence, who broke his forearm when he was hit by a pitch on March 5. They're also coming off a lackluster offseason in which Pablo Sandoval fled for the Boston Red Sox...
Bruce Bochy says Giants ‘not even close to being ready’ for opening day
Published March 17, 2015 at 5:40 PM
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