MESA, Ariz. -- Matt Joyce wants a library in his house one day -- one room with wall-to-wall books, most of which he will already have read.
In the meantime, Joyce has boxes, and those boxes travel with the A's new right fielder, who has a thirst to better himself in his chosen profession, but also in a number of other fields that interest him on a daily basis.
"I believe you have to put something in your brain almost every day, because as people in general, we kind of have a tendency to get a little complacent, to get a little comfortable," Joyce said.