Pablo Sandoval worked on his weight again this winter. He thanked Brian Sabean:

Sandoval told several reporters that part of his extra weight is muscle from his winter workouts in Arizona. He did not look hefty as he sat in a suite at AT&T Park, and Sandoval insisted he has learned his lesson after struggling through the 2010 season, when he was his heaviest.

“I say, ‘Thank you’ every time I can to Brian Sabean for being tough with me,” Sandoval said.

It certainly paid off, given his contract extension.