February 24, 2012

Kung Pao Panda

Raising Matt Cain chides Pablo Sandoval for not being in the best shape of his career:

Now, with healthy new contract in-hand, he has basically declared that ‘he is what he is’ … which is clearly out-of-shape again, with little intention to get back into shape. Fortunately, he looks better than the 2010 Panda, but nothing like the pre-season 2011 Panda. His supposed workouts were much more secretive this time. Even if his claim about muscle mass is true, he cannot possibly be as nimble in the field. He is a 3B, not a 1B, C, or a DH. Nimbleness is a required tool.

We’ll see. Maybe the Giants will work a few pounds off him during spring training.

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