Also, the Giants were in the midst of a regime change in the front office, with Farhan Zahidi coming in from the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Rangers, Chris Young, who played for Bochy and personally recruited him to manage the club, is just starting the first year of a long-term contract extension.

Cody Bradford may not yet have a role on the Rangers’ pitching staff, but it certainly sounds like he goes to camp with a role on the team. The second day of camp is a little too early - check that, it’s way too early - to be talking about a potential surplus of starting pitching candidates.