SAN FRANCISCO -- All eyes were on Giants top pitching prospect Shaun Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, but you'll forgive some of his new teammates if they didn't pay full attention when Anderson dug into the box in the second inning.
Even Aramis Garcia, his offseason workout partner, friend, and catcher, did not have high -- or any -- expectations as Anderson stepped up for the first time. A year ago with Double-A Richmond, Anderson had borrowed one of Garcia's bats. Apparently the results were not memorable.
"In Richmond, man ... it looked like, ah ... we thought he was going to hurt himself with how hard he was swinging," Garcia said, smiling.