Seattle — The conversation was just about over when Matthew Boyd just casually, apropos of nothing, “You guys are going to love Scott.”
Huh? Oh, that’s right. Tigers' new president of baseball operations Scott Harris was the man who signed Boyd, whom the Tigers non-tendered and released after the 2021 season, to a $5.5 million deal with the Giants last offseason, even though he was recovering from flexor tendon surgery and wouldn’t ready to pitch until maybe late July or August.
“He’s really good at what he does,” Boyd said Monday. “His attention to detail is amazing.