Salt Lake Bees manager Lou Marson knows only the version of Griffin Canning who pitched for him at Double-A Mobile last season and the right-hander who looked good in his 2019 debut Saturday at Albuquerque.
What happened in between, while Canning pitched for the Bees last summer and Marson remained in Mobile, hardly matters now.
Canning’s rough adjustment to Triple-A baseball barely has delayed his timetable for joining the Los Angeles Angels someday. He’s part of a six-man starting rotation this spring for the Bees, who will stage their home opener Tuesday night vs. Fresno at Smith’s Ballpark.